Kyrgyz Rewrite Leadership Succession Rules
Parliament devises compromise to ease passage of constitutional amendments.
10 Feb 10
Kyrgyzstan
Uncertainty Over Kyrgyz Halal Label
Many shops in Kyrgyzstan are responding to rising consumer demand by offering halal meat and other products, but it is hard to verify the provenance of this food.
7 Feb 10
Central Asia: Dec ‘09/Jan ‘10
IWPR report on IMU said to contribute to better understanding of the shadowy rebel movement.
4 Feb 10
Kazak Migrant Policy Criticised
Low migrant quota will make foreign seasonal workers vulnerable to mistreatment, say critics.
27 Jan 10
Kyrgyz Opposition Protests Jailing of Ex-Minister
Ismail Isakov fell foul of the law after switching sides to the opposition.
22 Jan 10
Sceptical Reception for New Kyrgyz Opposition Bloc
Is nascent political grouping a genuine force or merely a creation of the authorities?
22 Jan 10
Police Brutality Allegations Filed With Kyrgyz Prosecutors
A group of young men in northern Kyrgyzstan has accused police of assault and torture.
22 Jan 10
Bad Fences Make Kyrgyz, Uzbeks Nervous Neighbours
Poorly delineated frontier compounded by fraught political relationship.
21 Jan 10
Kyrgyz Women Unfairly Blamed for Infertility Problems
The pressure is on wives when couples cannot conceive, as men find it difficult to believe the cause lies with them.
16 Jan 10
Household Debt Mounts in Crisis-Ridden Kyrgyzstan
In a special extended programme, Ulukbu Amirova reports on the debt crisis affecting many families in Kyrgyzstan.
27 Dec 09
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