Stories about Kyrgyzstan from June, 2006
Voices from Central Asia and the Caucasus
Standing at the edge of the abyss close to Kyrgyzstan's Pik Lenin, let's not waste any time to present you the highlights from two weeks of online conversation from Central Asia and the Caucasus. Armenia: Onnik Krikorian posts another one of his indispensable roundups from the Armenian blogosphere on his...
Central Asia: Literary Guide
Registan.net has a survey of literature from and about Central Asia.
Voices from Central Asia and the Caucasus
The Pamirs in sight, Kyrgyzstan Welcome to the latest roundup of the Central Asian and Caucasian blogosphere, brought to you bi-weekly by neweurasia. This edition reaches you from sunny Berlin, where the World Cup is in full swing (making this roundup inevitably brief). Unfortunately, the Azeri blogosphere is still underrepresented...
Kyrgyzstan: Public Broadcasting
Does public broadcasting have a place in Kyrgyzstan? neweurasia discusses.
Kyrgyzstan: The Week in Kyrgyzstan
Yulia of neweurasia rounds up the week in news in Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan: World Cup Betting
Tolkun Umaraliev says that “World Cup Crazies” in the southern Kyrgyz city of Osh are getting together throughout the competition to bet on and watch the games.
Afghanistan, Central Asia: Musical Change
Registan.net writes about pressures on Turkmen musical traditions in Afghanistan and the influence of Western pop and hip-hop on music throughout Central Asia.
Kyrgyzstan: EKOIS
CXW says that blogging is increasingly popular in Kyrgyzstan and profiles the blog of the EKOIS project which provides loads of information on environmental issues in Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan: Balbals
The Golden Road to Samarqand writes about balbals, stone grave markers found on graves across Central Asia.
Kyrgyzstan: US Base
Yulia of neweurasia writes about the negotiations between the US and Kyrgyzstan over payments for the US military to house troops and equipment at the Manas airfield.
Kyrgyzstan: Manas Rumors
Registan.net discusses rumors of a new deal between the US and Kyrgyzstan over the use part of Manas airfield to support military operations in Afghanistan.
