Irish Times
Central Asian state that hasn't quite turned its back on the Soviet past
KYRGYZSTAN LETTER:The mainly Russian population is aging. Young ethnic Russians and Ukrainians are leaving, writesMICHAEL FOLEY
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Daily Mail
Incredible images of the young golden eagle hunters training their birds
Azim and Aybek Shajbyrov are keen to follow in their father's footsteps and continue a family tradition of golden eagle hunting in the village of Bokonbaevo in Kyrgyzstan.
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Daily Mail
Going for squawkies: Incredible images of the golden eagle hunters training their birds
Azim and Aybek Shajbyrov are keen to follow in their father's footsteps and continue a family tradition of golden eagle hunting in the village of Bokonbaevo in Kyrgyzstan.
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Russian Government
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev meets with President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev
“We should simply do our best to find compromises,” Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev noted, talking about the issues of bilateral economic cooperation."
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China Daily
China, Kyrgyzstan to promote co-op
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said on Thursday that China is ready to work with Kyrgyzstan to deepen mutual political trust.
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AP
Kyrgyzstan's eternal flame snuffed out
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) -- When is an "Eternal Flame" not eternal? In Kyrgyzstan, it's when you don't pay the gas bill....
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AP
Kyrgyz new anti-graft police take test on live TV
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) -- Authorities in Kyrgyzstan began testing members of the new anti-corruption agency on live television Monday in a bid to display an unusual level of transparency in this corruption-riddled Central Asian nation....
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Pravda
Russia's resurgence through Central Asian cooperation
Central Asia, after the Soviet disintegration, has become one of the most important regions, not only for the Asian continent but also, for the global geo-politics. The region - comprising of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan - is rich in natural resources. The region is sure an attraction for energy sector investors
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Telegraph
Ethnic tension rising in southern Kyrgyzstan says report
Less than two years after clashes between Kyrgyz and Uzbeks in southern Kyrgyzstan killed more than 400 people, a leading think tank has warned that relations between the two communities are worsening once again.
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The Nation
Nato’s Central Asia strategy: What next?
NIMA KHORRAMI ASSL
Dubbed as the “pivot region” of world politics, the five Central Asian nations of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan have collectively gained an immense strategic importance over the last two decades, thanks to their geography and vast deposits of natural resources including gold, gas, oil and uranium.
Today, China has its eyes on ...
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Centerra slashes output forecast, shares fall
Canadian miner slashes guidance at flagship mine in Kyrgyzstan by a third
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Centerra slashes output forecast at Kyrgyz gold mine
Canadian miner cuts forecast at flagship mine in Kyrgyzstan by a third due to ice movement
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National Geographic
Vernal Equinox Pictures: First-Day-of-Spring Celebrations
From driving out devils in Indonesia to dragging dead goats in Kyrgyzstan, see how people around the world mark the first day of spring.
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WSJ
Panetta Seeks to Extend Lease at Air Base
U.S. defense officials remained hopeful about future access to an air base in Central Asia considered critical to ferrying troops in and out of Afghanistan, despite renewed calls from the host government of Kyrgyzstan to end the American military presence.
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Washington Post
Panetta in Kyrgyzstan to seek continued use of air base
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Tuesday emphasized the importance of an air base near the Kyrgyz capital to the U.S. military effort in Afghanistan, underscoring the Obama administration’s hope that the United States might be able to retain access to the facility through the end of the Afghan war.
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New York Times
Kyrgyzstan Wants Military Role to End at U.S. Base
A Kyrgyzstan defense official said a crucial air base should have “no military mission” when its lease expires, creating a potential hurdle to American withdrawal plans in Afghanistan.
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AP
Panetta seeks to boost support for Kyrgyzstan base
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is meeting with Kyrgyzstan's leaders to stress that America needs the continued use of the U.S. air base there beyond the end of its contract in 2014, largely as a transit center to bring troops home from Afghanistan....
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UN
Ban discusses reconciliation and regional issues with Kyrgyz Foreign Minister
The reconciliation process in Kyrgyzstan, regional cooperation on combating drug trafficking and peace efforts in Afghanistan were the focus of discussions between Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Ruslan Kazakbaev when they met today in Vienna.
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New York Times
World Briefing | Asia: Kyrgyzstan: Prisoners Sew Mouths Shut in Protest
More than a thousand convicts in Kyrgyzstan have stitched their mouths closed to protest prison conditions, a prison official said Friday.
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BBC
Kyrgyz inmates sew lips together
More than 1,300 inmates of prisons in Kyrgyzstan sew together their lips as a protest over living conditions escalates.
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Times LIVE
400 Kyrgyz inmates sew their lips in protest: official
More than 400 prison inmates in Kyrgyzstan have sewn their lips shut in protest over prison conditions, a security service official in the Central Asian republic said on Tuesday.
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Huffington Post
Kyrgyzstan Jet Crash-Landing Injures 31
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan -- The Kyrgyz government says that 31 people have been injured in the crash-landing of a passenger jet.Kyrgyzstan's Health Ministry said the Soviet-built Tu-134 jet was carrying 95 passengers and six crew when it crash-landed in deep fog Wednesday at the airport of the southern city of Osh.Read More...
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CNN
Crash landing injures 26 in Kyrgyzstan
At least 26 people were injured when a plane crash-landed at the airport in Osh, Kyrgyzstan Wednesday, the country's Health Ministry said, according to the Kyrgyz AKI-press news agency.
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Human Rights Watch
Kyrgyzstan: Verdict Fails Justice
The Kyrgyz Supreme Court has failed to deliver justice by upholding a guilty verdict in a murder case tied to the 2010 ethnic violence that was marred by torture, violence, and threats.
(Moscow, December 21, 2011) – The Kyrgyz Supreme Court has failed to deliver justice by upholding a guilty verdict in a murder case tied to the 2010 ethni...
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TechCrunch
TokyoFlash On Air Touchscreen Watch: For The Space Robot In Your Life
Another day, another Tokyoflash watch. This one, the On Air, has an LCD screen with backlight and you tell time by reading the numerical minutes read-out as it rotates around in place of the hour hand. It is, to be fair, pretty darn ingenious.
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BBC
Kyrgyzstan profile
Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news about Kyrgyzstan
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NEWS.au.com
Prisoners hunger strike over prostitutes
INMATES at several prisons in Kyrgyzstan have launched a hunger strike over new restrictions barring them from being visited by prostitutes, a state official says.
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Huffington Post
Evelyne Politanoff: Cooper and Gorfer: "My Quiet of Gold,"A Journey in Rural Kyrgyzstan
Cooper & Gorfer consists of the two artists Sarah Cooper (USA, 1974) and Nina Gorfer (Austria, 1979). With their backgrounds in art, architecture, graphic design...
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Foreign Policy
Twitter vs. the KGB - Natalia Yefimova-Trilling
Can social media save a journalist in trouble in a place like Kyrgyzstan?
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Foreign Policy
Kyrgyzstan's "Analog Revolution"
I'm still on self-imposed vacation from blogging in order to finish my book manuscript, so my comments on Kyrgyzstan will have to be very brief. Food for thought:
First, for obvious geopolitical reasons, pundits are paying much less attention to protests in Kyrgyzstan than they did to protests in Iran and Burma (or even Thailand). If there were no U.S. military bases in Kyrgyzstan, I doubt t...
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