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Cumpulsory Anthem Law Hits Wrong Note in Kyrgyzstan
Region: KyrgyzstanBy Anara Yusupova in Bishkek (RCA No. 592, 16-Oct-09) New legislation initiative making it compulsory for Kyrgyz citizens to stand and sing the national anthem whenever it is played has received an unenthusiastic resp... more
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Ambassadors of Tajikistan,Kyrgyzstan dwelt on historic & close ties between India & Central Asia
Region: India
Srinagar, August 17 (Vijay Kumar) - The Ambassadors of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan in India, Saidbeg Saidbov and Ms. Irina Orolbaeva, called on the Governor, N. N. Vohra, in Srinagar the summer cap... more
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Kyrgyz Clean Water Project Under Scrutiny
Region: Kyrgyzstan
Critics highlight flaws in major project to provide drinking water in rural areas, but public reluctance to pay for upkeep is part of the problem. By Elina Karakulova in Bishkek A shortage of clean drinking water in Kyrg... more
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Kyrgyzstan: Fed Up With Protests?
Region: Kyrgyzstan
by Asel Kyrgyz bloggers have been actively elaborating on the Kyrgyz government's initiative to make March 24 - the day of popular uprising in 2005 - a national holiday. The amendment was made to the Kyrgyz Labor Code, ac... more
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Kyrgyz Libel Case Raises Protests
Region: KyrgyzstanObjections centre on the use of criminal rather than civil legislation, and fears that the real motive is political. By Yrys Kadykeev in Bishkek The handling of a libel suit against a major newspaper in Kyrgyzstan has le... more
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Bloggers Remember Late Kyrgyz Literary Hero
Region: Kyrgyzstan
Posted by Elena Skochilo to Global Voices Online Early in June a sorrowful groan was heard from the Kyrgyz blogosphere: the great Kyrgyz writer Chingiz Aitmatov died. Almost all Kyrgyz bloggers wrote about the death of ... more
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Kyrgyzstan: An Anxious April
Region: Kyrgyzstan
by Elena Skochilo A next to last week of April started from the unexpected fall of temperature. A lot of bloggers posted the photographs of the frozen greenery and the trees under snow. Yanagi presented the beautiful ph... more
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