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Kyrgyzstan: “Putin Is a Complex Bio-Robot”

Ex-presidential candidate Arstanbek Abdylaev, scourge of the Kyrgyz Internet, has struck again. In a recent press conference he disclosed his world conspiracy theories, including a claim that Russian Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin, is a “complex bio-robot.”

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Kyrgyzstan: The Die is Cast 1 November 2011
Kyrgyzstan: 83 Candidates Register for Presidential Elections 11 September 2011
Kyrgyzstan: Bloggers Take a Stand Against Manas-pulation 19 August 2011
Kyrgyzstan: Government Bans News Websites from the Election Campaign 28 July 2011
Technology for Transparency: Final Report 22 May 2011

Latest stories about Kyrgyzstan

7 February 2012

Kyrgyzstan: World Bank Country Director Storms Out of Round Table

Written by Chris Rickleton · Governance, International Relations

For Kyrgyzstan-based netizens the story of last week was undoubtedly the sudden and violent meltdown of Alexander Kramer, head of the World Bank's Bishkek office, at a high level government-donor round table. Chris Rickleton reports.

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24 January 2012

Kyrgyzstan: MPs Told to Ride the Bus

Written by Chris Rickleton · Politics, Citizen Media

A suggestion that Kyrgyz MPs should give up their state-funded cars and take a minibus to work has moved netizens towards a reappraisal of what their elected representatives should and shouldn't be entitled to.

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29 December 2011

Kyrgyzstan: Ravshan Jeenbekov and the Facebook Generation

Written by Chris Rickleton · Politics, Technology & Internet

Of all the divides in Kyrgyzstan’s fractious political society, one too often overlooked is the divide between generations. Unlike the famed North/South schism, which manifests itself in elections and street-protests,...

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16 December 2011

Kyrgyzstan: “There Will Be No Winter”

Written by Chris Rickleton · Politics, Technology & Internet

Governments fall, parliamentary speakers come and go, and as one season fades another always begins. That, at least, was what Kyrgyz Internet users thought prior to former presidential candidate Arstanbek Abdylayev’s startling announcement that “there will be no winter”.

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5 December 2011

Kyrgyzstan: President Inaugurated Amidst Ruling Coalition's Collapse

Written by Chris Rickleton · Elections, Politics

On December 1, 2011, in a ceremony replete with medieval references, Almasbek Atambayev was sworn in as Kyrgyzstan's fourth president, with cannons sounding a peaceful transition between two heads of state for the first time in over 20 years of independence.

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30 October 2011

Kyrgyzstan: There Is No Silence Day in Internet

Written by Elena Skochilo · Elections, Media & Journalism

Yesterday, October 29, was the so-called “Silence Day” in Kyrgyzstan, the last day before the presidential elections. At this day any political agitation is prohibited in the traditional media. But...

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Updates about Kyrgyzstan

2 February 2012

English

Nathan Hamm reports on a bizzare story of prosecution of Mr. Tezekbaev, an advocate of Tengrism (pagan belief of Central Asian nomads), who is on trial for inciting religious and ethnic hatred for obnoxious sayings about mullahs in Kyrgyzstan. Tezekbaev, who could be sentenced to five years in prison if found guilty, says he is being punished for his beliefs.

• Adil Nurmakov

20 November 2011

Russian

Fergananews writes [ru] on popularity of Russian nationalist slogans against immigrants from Central Asia amidst the looming parliamentary elections: “25 percent of high school students approve of nationalist actions of their classmates.”

• Ekaterina

3 November 2011

English

neweurasia offers a photo-reportage from the Kyrgyz presidential elections that took place last Sunday, noting that for the first time in the history of independent Kyrgyzstan, the presidency is shifting from one person to another in a peaceful way.

• Adil Nurmakov

English

Joshua Foust ponders on seriousness of the news that Kyrgyz President-elect Almazbek Atambayev, “a friend of Russia”, made a warning that the U.S. air base must close by 2014.

• Adil Nurmakov

28 October 2011

English

Marat Sartpaev provides an analysis of the Kyrgyzstan's bid for a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, outlining the possible reasoning behind the failure and future prospects of the Kyrgyz diplomacy.

• Adil Nurmakov

30 September 2011

English

murzaki writes about the Kyrgyz language test, which is a part of the presidential candidates registration in Kyrgyzstan. Some observers believe this exam may be a tool of screening away unwanted politicians, but it probably also marks the start of politicization of the state language issue.

• Adil Nurmakov

19 September 2011

English

Marat Sartpaev ponders on the fact that top officers of the Kyrgyz special service paid a visit to China in an attempt to set up cooperation ties and, probably, bargain for the closer international partners' attention.

• Adil Nurmakov

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