Editor’s Note: What follows is part of a cross-blog survey that sheds light on the rich ethnic tapestry of Central Asia.
A few years ago the issue of Russians living in Kyrgyzstan has become a real …

Kyrgyzstan is commemorating the anniversary of the tragic events in Aksy, when 5 people were shot dead by security forces in the south of Kyrgyzstan. 5 years is not such a big term in the …

This is a translation of the article that Mirsulzhan Namazaliev wrote for the Russian version of neweurasia.
Someone recently told me: “I hope that this spring Kyrgyzstan will not be on front pages of world newspapers …

IFEX has announced that news media in Kyrgyzstan enjoy more freedoms comparing to their colleagues in other Central Asian countries.
The question is, though, whether we have many reasons to rejoice this fact. Every time the …

This is a roundup of blogging activity in Kyrgyzstan during the last two weeks.

It was not particularly surprising that bloggers, writing from and about Kyrgyzstan , were paying lots of attention to the fuss …

The news of the last two days in Kyrgyzstan -a certain Isabekov was nominated to become the next prime-minister of the country. Almost noone knows who Isabekov is – he is certainly a dark horse …

I don’t know how I could possibly live without our members of parliament, their refreshing ideas and initiatives. If they were a bit calmer, less inventive or,probably, more concerned about serious stuff, I would have …

This is a translation of the article that Inga posted on the Russian version of neweurasia.
It’s been all about the new constitution fuss lately. We became so preoccupied, that almost missed the fact, that …

This is a translation of the post by Inga, that originally appeared on the russian version of neweurasia.
“In order to make a bomb at home, you’ll need some acetone, sulphuric acid and hydrogen peroxide. Acetone …

According to Naryn Ayip in 2006 Kyrgyz diplomacy proved to be ineffecient and idle. For the whole year there have been no high ranking diplomatic delegations willing to attend Kyrgyzstan. Naryn Ayip in his livejournal …