Kyrgyzstan


15 May 2013
Hungary Bows to EU Austerity Demands, Tajikistan Debates Ban on Cousin Marriages
Plus, more troubles for Kyrgyz gold mines and signs of a split in the Serbian church over Kosovo.
By Joshua Boissevain, Ioana Caloianu, Ky Krauthamer, Vladimir Matan, and Connor Zickgraf
 
6 May 2013
Brussels Raps Moldova Over Power Grab, Fighters From Kyrgyzstan Head to Syria
Plus, who gets the blame for letting thousands of Czech convicts free and a poor Latvian town looks to Rothko for a boost.
By Barbara Frye, Ioana Caloianu, and Connor Zickgraf
 
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29 April 2013
Bishkek’s Jewish Community Torn Between Emigration and Home
After years of economic stagnation, revolutions, and ethnic unrest, many Jews are undecided about their future in Kyrgyzstan. From EurasiaNet.org.
By Matthew Kupfer
 
18 April 2013
Russian Social Network Raided, Church Urged Not to Locate Near Srebrenica

Also, the United States and Russia agree on adoption cooperation and Kazakhstan shines in the IT sphere.

By Erik N. Nelson, Ioana Caloianu, Vladimir Matan, and Connor Zickgraf
 
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12 April 2013
Dacic’s Half-Successful Moscow Trip, Filat Returns as Moldovan Premier

Plus, Russia pushes natural gas fuel for cars and feminist actors face off against the patriarchal Kyrgyz establishment.

By Ky Krauthamer, Joshua Boissevain, Ioana Caloianu, and Vladimir Matan
 
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9 April 2013
Russian Journalist Disabled in Attack Dies, Montenegrin President Reelected
Plus, Kyrgyzstan mulls chemical castration for pedophiles and Georgian lawmakers propose a massive review of court verdicts.
By S. Adam Cardais, Ioana Caloianu, and Vladimir Matan
 
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2 April 2013
Kyrgyzstan Jails Opposition Leaders, Romania May Stop Drug Exports

Plus, cautious hopes ahead of the latest Serbia-Kosovo summit and an unusual plan to send ethnic Azeris into Armenian territory.

By Ioana Caloianu, Ky Krauthamer, and Joshua Boissevain
 
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25 March 2013
More Prison Time for Celebrated Uzbek Writer, Apparent Fudging on Kyrgyz Mine Effects Premium

Plus, a disputed memo orders the firing of Roma employees at a Skopje mall, and was Berezovsky trying to go home?

By Barbara Frye, Joshua Boissevain, and Connor Zickgraf
 
13 March 2013
Kyrgyzstan’s New Nomads Premium

A generation of skilled and ambitious people pack their bags, leaving a talent vacuum back home.

By Dina Tokbaeva
 
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7 March 2013
Gorbachev Scolds Putin, a Soviet MIA Surfaces in Afghanistan Premium

Plus, a gay and transsexual lawmaker in Poland rebukes Walesa from the front row, and protesters in Kyrgyzstan demand the release of jailed politicians.

By Nirvana Bhatia, Joshua Boissevain, Jennifer Hoch, Erik N. Nelson, and Connor Zickgraf
 

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