Chris Rickleton
Tuesday, December 16, 2014 - 06:22
Kyrgyzstan’s government has de facto blocked a popular and hard-hitting news website with the argument that reporting on terrorism is akin to supporting terrorists. Authorities seem to have pressured the website’s local host to disconnect its servers.
Thursday, August 21, 2014 - 07:46
Kyrgyzstan’s local government councils are infested with gangsters, according to the Interior Ministry. Speaking at a meeting of parliament’s Ata-Meken faction on August 20, Interior Minister Abdulla Suranchiev named over 20 figures in local governments across Kyrgyzstan that he alleges have ties to organized crime.
Friday, June 27, 2014 - 08:58
The annual Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) forum showed the divergent visions between Russian and China for economic cooperation in Central Asia.
Thursday, April 17, 2014 - 11:23
The polling data has important implications for Kyrgyzstan’s political future, as Russian media now seems better positioned than ever to influence Kyrgyz public opinion.
Friday, February 14, 2014 - 08:10
But now speculation is swirling about whether President Almazbek Atambayev’s recent broadside against Islam signals a changing government stance on religion.
Thursday, November 21, 2013 - 07:12
If divisions exist between Islamic and secular civil society groups, Oshurahunova maintained, they are “the work of ambitious politicians, who use religion and religious groups for their own goals.”
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 - 06:43
“The Chinese typically believe that good economic cooperation, healthy economic growth and mutual interests can help to minimize local frictions,” Kashin said.
Thursday, September 19, 2013 - 08:58
Bishkek seems to have a vision of accession that differs from that of the current Customs Union trio, whose economies are more industrialized and historically more protected than that of Kyrgyzstan.
Wednesday, August 14, 2013 - 09:32
If the watchdog experiment is going to last, it will need stronger support within state structures, members say.