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Kyrgyzstan considers banning girls from traveling abroad
02/04/2013 - WEBNEWS

Kyrgyzstan considers banning girls from traveling abroad

Today on the net, a controversial bill in Kyrgyzstan met with strong criticism from web users; an American firm offering adults-only digital detox summer camps; and an Israeli musician creates a human piano.
Mr. Burns' unhelpful endorsement
02/11/2012 - MEDIAWATCH FRANCE

Mr. Burns' unhelpful endorsement

We take a look at endorsements, real and satirical, of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. Hurricane Sandy seems to have been decisive in New York's Mayor Michael Bloomberg choosing to support Obama. Also, a Kyrgyz TV presenter is kidnapped... as a practical joke (that she didn't find funny).
Kyrgyz PM headed for presidency, but rivals cry foul
31/10/2011 - KYRGYZSTAN

Kyrgyz PM headed for presidency, but rivals cry foul

Kyrgyzstan's serving premier, Almazbek Atambayev (pictured), looked set to win the strategic country's presidency with more than half the votes counted on Sunday, but rival candidates say the vote was marred by irregularities.
Presidential election to test Kyrgyz democracy
30/10/2011 - KYRGYZSTAN

Presidential election to test Kyrgyz democracy

Voters in the former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan began voting Sunday in a presidential election that is widely seen as a test of bold reforms to move from authoritarianism to a parliamentary democracy.
Osh: one year after the massacre
10/06/2011 - KYRGYZSTAN

Osh: one year after the massacre

On June 10th 2010, ethnic violence broke out in Osh between Kyrgyz and Uzbek communities. 500 people, mostly Uzbeks, were killed, and hundreds of thousands more forced to flee Kyrgyzstan. Aid organisations have built thousands of homes to shelter Uzbeks whose homes were destroyed. But a year on, the situation for many of them is as bad as ever.
Kyrgyzstan: Kyrgyz and Uzbeks, a year after ethnic violence
05/06/2011 - THE WEEK IN ASIA

Kyrgyzstan: Kyrgyz and Uzbeks, a year after ethnic violence

In the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, twelve months after ethnic bloodshed tore the city apart, many still live amid the rubble of their homes. In Sendai, north-eastern Japan, tsunami victims have been getting to know their neighbours. Finally in Hong Kong, the teacher is the pet, the pressure to pass exams has made tutoring a most glamorous profession.
Kyrgyz military complicit in deadly ethnic clashes, commission says
03/05/2011 - KYRGYZSTAN

Kyrgyz military complicit in deadly ethnic clashes, commission says

The Kyrgyzstan Inquiry Commission, an independent body investigating last year's clashes between the country's ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbek communities, alleged on Tuesday that Kyrgyz security forces were complicit in the violence which killed 470 people.
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Kyrgyz parliament lays groundwork for new democracy
17/12/2010 - KYRGYZSTAN

Kyrgyz parliament lays groundwork for new democracy

Kyrgyzstan's parliament elected a speaker and approved a new government on Friday, laying the groundwork for Central Asia's first parliamentary democracy. The election comes after months of tension and ethnic clashes that left over 400 people dead.
Nationalists stage upset in Kyrgyzstan vote
11/10/2010 - KYRGYZTAN

Nationalists stage upset in Kyrgyzstan vote

The virulently nationalist Ata-Zhurt party, whose leader has warned non-ethnic Kyrgyz citizens not to expect equal rights, scored a surpise victory in Sunday's vote, four months after ethnic violence threatened the country's stability.
Polls open for first parliamentary elections amid tight security
10/10/2010 - KYRGYZSTAN

Polls open for first parliamentary elections amid tight security

Kyrgyzstan went to the polls for its first ever parliamentary elections Sunday. The vote represents a new democratic model for the country after years of rule by strongman President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, who was ousted amid unrest last April.
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