Kyrgyzstan

Mixed Messages for Independent Journalists

Police ministry says it wants to deal fairly with the independent media, as its officers step up persecution of journalists and activists.

20 Nov 05

“Counterrevolutionaries” blamed for alleged leaflet campaign advocating ethnic discord.

20 Nov 05

Opposition leader Felix Kulov must pass a Kyrgyz-language exam many believe was originally invented to thwart him.

20 Nov 05

Seizing government buildings has becoming a regular activity for protestors who feel they have no other way of being heard.

20 Nov 05

A government commission set up to investigate the former administration’s finances faces political pressure and tortuous accounting.

20 Nov 05

Authorities make changes to how groups are funded, putting pressure on those backed with money from overseas.

20 Nov 05

The looting and violence that followed the March revolution has failed to dent Turkish investor confidence.

20 Nov 05

Activists blame authorities after Shymkent congress is violently disrupted but president vows to punish perpetrators.

20 Nov 05

So many traders lost goods to looting and arson in March that some are considering pulling out of the Kyrgyz market.

20 Nov 05

Karasuu residents seem unperturbed by reports that the frontier town could be stormed by Uzbek troops.

20 Nov 05

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