· May, 2006

Stories about Kyrgyzstan from May, 2006

Kyrgyzstan: The Meeting Happened!

  31 May 2006

Edil Baisalov, a Kyrgyz opposition leader, takes issue with negative coverage of last weekend's protest in Bishkek (Russian) that characterized the event as a failure that took the wind out of the opposition's sails. In his opinion, that the protest took place makes it a success.

Kyrgyzstan: Protest

  31 May 2006

CXW of neweurasia has a report on last weekend's protest in Bishkek calling for the government to enact reforms and combat corruption.

Kyrgyzstan: Endangered Languages

30 May 2006

neweurasia reports on a political party in Kyrgyzstan seeking to protect the status of the Russian language in the republic.

Kyrgyzstan: Opposition Rally

  30 May 2006

Yulia of neweurasia reports on Saturday's opposition protest in Bishkek during which Kyrgyz opposition members demanded significant reform by September.

Voices from Central Asia and the Caucasus

  30 May 2006

Vakhs valley, March 2006, Erik Petersson, Dushanbe Pictures. Welcome to the latest roundup from the Central Asian and Caucasian blogosphere, brought to you by neweurasia. First off, apologies for the long delay in presenting you this edition. Now that final year exams are over, our postings should appear bi-weekly again....

Kyrgyzstan: HIPC

  25 May 2006

Kyrgyz students call for their country not to join the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative.

Kyrgyzstan: Roads

  22 May 2006

Noting that blocking roads is becoming a common form of protest in Kyrgyzstan, The Golden Road to Samarqand writes about the country's road system.

Kyrgyzstan: Biking Issyk Kul

  16 May 2006

JJ's travelogue on biking around Kyrgyzstan's Issyk Kul (“Hot Lake”) continues with a post about an evening in Tamchy and the Tamchy to Balykchi stretch.

Kyrgyzstan: Protest Breakdown

  8 May 2006

CXW of neweurasia breaks down the recent protests in Kyrgyzstan and says that the opposition should look for other ways than more protests to move forward.

Kyrgyzstan: Corruption

  5 May 2006

Chingiz writes about corruption in Kyrgyzstan, saying that only discipline will overcome the powerful culture of corruption in the country.

Kyrgyzstan: Students & Politics

  4 May 2006

The Golden Road to Samarqand reports on Kyrgyz universtity students’ thoughts on politics in the wake of last weekend's large protest in Bishkek.

Kyrgyzstan: Knuckling Down

  4 May 2006

Claire Wilkinson says that Kyrgyz must seriously think about and enact changes to build a better future rather than acting for short-term benefits, which has done nothing but hurt the country.