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Articles by Elena Skochilo

Born November 15, 1980, Elena is an award-winning photojournalist and blogger from Bishkek. She is formerly an editor for the Institute for War and Peace Reporting’s Central Asia bureau, and regularly contributes photography to the Associated Press, Lenta.ru, and EurasiaNet. Her firsthand coverage of the Tulip Revolution was widely cited by bloggers and the mass media, and earned her a ROTOR Award. Check out her personal blog @ http://morrire.livejournal.com.

The Final Draw of Kyrgyzstan
Thursday, 2 Apr, 2009 – 17:51 | No Comment

Sorry, Nepali long style of the life affected me also, that’s why I’ve posted photos from the football game today only :)
According to the news [en] of the Asian Football Federation, Kyrgyzstan reached the AFC …

Opposition Rally in Bishkek
Friday, 27 Mar, 2009 – 17:24 | 2 Comments

Our blogger Sam has visited today the rally and presents us nice pics from that event. The oppositional rally was hold in the Gorky’s park in Bishkek. By 11 a.m. there were about 500 people …

What Did Happen During This Week
Friday, 27 Mar, 2009 – 9:54 | No Comment

I am in Kathmandu, Nepal now and can’t write about the events in Kyrgyzstan promptly. I am the translator and the media officer of the Kyrgyz National Football Team. We are participating in the AFC …

A Head for the Renew of the Kyrgyzstan
Friday, 27 Mar, 2009 – 5:48 | One Comment

On 24th March in the Day of the People’s Revolution, which was named the Day of the Looter among the Kyrgyz blogosphere, the president made a speech. He presented the conception of the future Kyrgyzstan’s …

Nawruz in Osh
Saturday, 21 Mar, 2009 – 21:06 | No Comment
Nawruz preparations in Bishkek
Saturday, 21 Mar, 2009 – 21:02 | One Comment

A series of shots by Sam.

Jalalabad in Spring
Saturday, 21 Mar, 2009 – 20:21 | One Comment

Photos from my recent trip to the south.

Francophone week in Bishkek
Saturday, 21 Mar, 2009 – 19:58 | No Comment

All week Bishkek has been celebrating French cultural and language events.  Here’s a series of shots of a theater performance by Kyrgyz students studying French, from our newest photo-blogger, Sam!
 
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Who Died in the Burnt Car?
Saturday, 14 Mar, 2009 – 19:17 | 2 Comments

During the night of March 12th/early March13th, Medet Sadyrkulov was killed in a road accident.  According to the Ministry for Home Affairs, Sadyrkulov’s car, a Lexus, crashed headlong into an Audi on a countryside road. …

The Opposition’s Smoking Gun
Saturday, 14 Mar, 2009 – 18:40 | One Comment

On March 9th, Alikbek Djekshenkulov, a former minister of foreign affairs and the coordinator of the opposition movement known as “For Justice!”, was arrested for 48 hours on the charge of participating in murder …