Kyrgyzstan: Opposition Hunger Striker Dies
Government opponents call for the resignation of President Askar Akaev following the death during a hunger strike of human rights activist Sheraly Nazarkulov
22 Feb 05
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Fury Over Lavish Funeral Ban
Muslim leaders in Kyrgyzstan are urging the faithful to spend less money on burying their dead.
22 Feb 05
Kyrgyzstan: Keeping The Wolves From The Door
Farmers say they face ruin as packs of wolves decimate their livestock.
22 Feb 05
Rich Pickings for Kyrgyz Prostitutes
After years of hardship, sex workers are enjoying something of a boom.
22 Feb 05
Kyrgyzstan: Migrants Swindled
Kyrgyz hopes of a new life are dashed in Czech detention camps.
22 Feb 05
Kyrgyz Opposition Cries Foul After Akaev Poll Win
Akaev opponents insist they have been targeted since the president coasted to victory in a referendum earlier this month.
22 Feb 05
Kyrgyz Metal Mystery
Parliamentary deputies claim corrupt officials are blocking their efforts to improve regulation of export market.
22 Feb 05
Velvet Discrimination in Kyrgyzstan
Some Russians say they no longer feel they belong, as parliament debates a law to give Kyrgyz language a greater role.
22 Feb 05
Kyrgyzstan: New Government, Old Faces
Is President Akaev building a slimmed-down government for reform, or just rearranging an entourage of old friends?
22 Feb 05
Despair Drives Women to Drugs Trade
Central Asian drugs-traffickers are offering Kyrgyz women lucrative employment and an escape from grinding poverty
22 Feb 05
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