Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan Blocks Nuclear Shipments

Government move to ban radioactive imports pleases environmentalists but angers processing plant workers.

21 Feb 05

Authorities deny that their latest move against the popular Moya Stolitsa Novosti is designed to close it down.

21 Feb 05

The Kyrgyz national security ministry, widely accused of human rights abuses, may find its powers drastically cut

21 Feb 05

A riot at Bishkek's main market highlights traders' concerns over widespread corruption in the country's bazaars

21 Feb 05

Oppositions forces in Kyrgyzstan have been rattled by damaging defections

21 Feb 05

Underpaid and poorly resourced, Kyrgyz police are leaving the force in droves.

21 Feb 05

Fatal industrial accidents are on the rise after the government slashed the number and frequency of state inspections.

21 Feb 05

Bishkek's religious establishment feels the effects of "the Aksy syndrome".

21 Feb 05

Teachers in the troubled Aksy region complain that they've been coerced into doing the government's bidding.

21 Feb 05

Hundreds of demonstrators are determined to break through police barricades to attend an opposition congress this weekend.

21 Feb 05

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