RIA Novosti reports that the controversy that has surrounded the Jerooy gold mine for the last year or so following the Kyrgyz government’s decision to recisind Oxus Gold’s licence in January 2006 is far …

Editor’s Note: What follows is part of a cross-blog survey that sheds light on the rich ethnic tapestry of Central Asia.
Prior to the events of March 2005, Kyrgyzstan was probably best known for the fact …

An article in yesterday’s Vechernii Bishkek made no mention of the Imam, only noting that “3 extremists were liquidated” in the Ak-Tilek microregion of Osh and that the men killed were suspected of involvement in …

The BBC has a report that Rafik Kamalov, an imam from the southern town of Karasuu, has apparently been killed, according to his family:
According to his family and local police, the imam – Rafik Kamalov …

Just when I thought that the feverish and exaggerated reporting from the recent protests on April 29 and May 27 had died down, particularly in terms of the extreme inflation of attendance figures, comes a …

Blogging is continuing to grow in popularity in Kyrgyzstan, not only as a forum for individuals, but also for specific topics and projects, often with support from abroad.
The Dutch NGO Milieukontakt International supported EKOIS project, …

Happily, I’ve just found out that an acquaintence of mine here in Osh, Tolkun Umaraliev, has started up his own blog, mostly in English. So far he has a great introductory post on Osh and …

Certain opposition figures once again gathered people on Ploshchad Ala-Too in Bishkek on Saturday for the promised protest (see also Yulia’s report). As with the previous protest on April 29, turn out was far lower …

What follows is one part of a cross-blog initiative, which takes the role of Islam in Central Asia and the Caucasus as its central theme:

Mentioning the words “politics” and “religion” in Kyrgyzstan, as with virtually …

Celebrating Victory Day is taken seriously here in Kyrgyzstan, and Osh is no exception. In the morning a military parade honouring Veterans of the Great Patriotic War (photo 7) was held on the main square …