Kurmanbek Bakiyev

Kyrgyz rights groups say freedom declining

iht.com
14-Nov-2008
        

Kyrgyz rights advocates say political freedoms are diminishing and pressure on the opposition is increasing. Aziz Abdirasulova of the Kylym Shamy rights groups says nine people have sought political asylum abroad since...

add comment
                   

Kyrgyzstan: Judges Sacked for Various Misdeeds

eurasianet.org
13-Nov-2008 1 related
        

Five Kyrgyz judges have been fired for a variety of misdeeds, ranging from bribery to gross violations of the law, Kyrgyz news agencies have reported. Issyk-Ata Regional Court Judge Barnakul Avizov, Ton Regional Court Judge...

add comment

China's VP meets Kyrgyzstan's FM on bilateral ties

xinhuanet.com
12-Nov-2008 5 related
        

BEIJING, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- Vice President Xi Jinping on Wednesday met here with Kyrgyzstan's Foreign Minister Ednan Karabayev on bilateral ties. During the talks in the Great Hall of the People, Xi hailed Kyrgyzstan as "a...

add comment
                   

Energy crisis can hit Kyrgyzstan in three months

regnum.ru
11-Nov-2008
        

“An energy crisis is expected in February 2009, if we fail to comply with power consumption limits in Kyrgyzstan,” Minister of Industry, Energy and Fuel Resources Saparbek Balkibekov said to reporters, a REGNUM correspondent...

add comment
                   

Krygyzstan passes restrictive religion law

iht.com
06-Nov-2008 6 related
        

Kyrgyz deputies passed legislation Thursday to strengthen government control over religious groups, a move critics have attacked as a breach of international human rights standards. The measures are seen as a government attempt...

add comment
                   

West Takes Aim at Belarus' Pro-Social Policies

trinicenter.com
06-Nov-2008 1 related
        

Belarus is one of the few remaining genuine alternatives to the neo-liberal economic order. A US nurtured and bankrolled fifth column is working with Washington to topple it from within.By Stephen GowansOctober 13,...

add comment