Stories about Kyrgyzstan from August, 2009
Kyrgyzstan: Crackdown on Uighur Protests
Joshua Foust tells that the Kyrgyzstan’s police detained two Uighur community leaders after they accused China of “state terrorism” at a rally.
Kyrgyzstan: Presidential Elections Are Over
Tolkun Umaraliev says the opposition candidates claim the election in Kyrgyzstan to be illegal. There is a confusion among media, both local and foreign, that candidates Nazaraliev and Atambaev have withdrawn their candidacies. However, both Nazaraliev and Atambaev have several times stated that according to the law on elections, they...
Kyrgyzstan: Bakiev’s Success and Disappointment of Observers
Elena reports in detail on the outcomes of the presidential elections in Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan: No more free music
Arawanski reports that the biggest torrent tracking website of free downloads in Kyrgyzstan has been sued by recording and producing companies for breach of copyright.