Stories about Kyrgyzstan from April, 2009
Kyrgyzstan: Elections and Ethnic Tensions
Elena tells who will be the single presidential candidate from the opposition in Kyrgyzstan and reports on the inter-ethnic conflict in the country.
Kyrgyzstan: Lame Ad Design Spurred Nationalist Debates
On April, 22, a deputy Askarbek Shadiev criticized the advertisement billboard of the Swiss Office for Cooperation [en] during the session of the faction “Ak Zhol” party. Deputy was outraged...
Kyrgyzstan: Disputes on .kg domain continue
Elena tells about the disputes around the regulation of the domain names and Internet in Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan: Serious Emergency at the Kyrgyz Electric Linesna
Elena posts some facts about yesterday’s electrical blackout in Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan: Mysterious Murder of Sanjarbek Kadyraliev
Joshua Foust reports on the murder of the Speaker of the Kyrgyz Parliament, who had never publicly supported the opposition.
Kyrgyzstan: Elections and patron-client syste
Elina Galperin analyzes the political landscape in Kyrgyzstan on the eve of the presidential elections, marred by several political murders.
Kyrgyzstan: The politician's funeral
Elena tells about the funeral ceremony for Medet Sadyrkulov, ex-chief of the presidential administration of Kyrgyzstan, who tragically died in the burnt car.
Kyrgyzstan: The Vagina Monologues in Pictures
Sam posts a photo-reportage from the Vagina Monologues performance that has taken place in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan: Bishkek Fashion Week 2009
Samat presents the excellent photos from the gala-show of the Fashion week in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan: Food prices
Maksud writes how inflation affects the price for food products, and particularly, bread in Kyrgyzstan.