Stories about Kyrgyzstan from February, 2006
Eurasia: HIV/AIDS
Jessica of neweurasia discusses HIV/AIDS in Eurasia.
Voices from Central Asia and the Caucasus
Cows by Lake Issyk Kul in Kyrgyzstan Welcome to the latest roundup from the Central Asian and Caucasian blogosphere brought to you bi-weekly by neweurasia. As usual, we take you through the countries alphabetically. Armenia: As a matter of routine, we’d like to draw your attention to the Oneworld blog...
Kyrgyzstan: The Best Skiing
JJ reports on skiing in Karakol, Kyrgyzstan, which is claimed to be the best in Central Asia.
Kyrgyzstan: A Funeral
The Golden Road to Samarqand writes about Kyrgyz funeral customs.
Kyrgyzstan: HIV/AIDS
neweurasia has an in-depth report on HIV/AIDS in Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan: Bride Kidnapping
The Golden Road to Samarqand discusses a report on bride abduction in Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan: The Law Students
The Golden Road to Samarqand reports on the opinions of Bishkek law students on current events in Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan: Wolves
James at neweurasia discusses Kyrgyzstan's exploding wolf population.
Voices from Central Asia and the Caucasus
Buzkashi in Tajikistan – by Dushanbe Pictures, Erik Petersson, 2006. Welcome to the latest scan of the Central Asian and Caucasian blogosphere, brought to you bi-weekly by neweurasia. While many parts of the region still suffer from severe winter conditions (as mentioned in the last roundup), the first signs of...
Kyrgyzstan: Chaos in the Mountains
James of neweurasia and Gene Daniels of Registan.net have different takes on political turmoil in Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan: Kyrgyz Government Sniping
Registan.net discusses a war of words in Kyrgyzstan's government.
Central Asia: Press Freedom
neweurasia rounds up press freedom in Central Asia.
Kyrgyzstan: Russian Emigration
Ben Paarmann says that Russian emigration from Kyrgyzstan is on the rise.
Kyrgyzstan: Angry Pilgrims
Ben Paarmann writes about the controversy surrounding Kyrgyzstan's allocated positions for the Hajj this year and the troubles facing the Kyrgyz pilgrims that were lucky enough to get a spot on the trip.
Central Asia: Music in London
“Hulegu” writes about a performance of Central Asian music in London and some of the musical traditions of the region within their cultural contexts.
Kyrgyzstan: NGOs UFOs
CXW of neweurasia reports on the linguistic elegance of certain Kyrgyz politicians.