Kyrgyzstan

19 August 2010
Safe in the Arms of a Stranger

These are anxious times for many Uzbeks in Kyrgyzstan. Some families are taking desperate measures to keep their daughters out of harm’s way.

By Ravshan Kholmurzaev
 
Syr Darya
10 August 2010
Water: Central Asia's New Strategic Resource

Regional giant Kazakhstan has remained aloof from its neighbors' long-running disputes over water resources. That may be changing.

By Kenjali Tinibai
 
9 August 2010
Not Over Yet Premium

TOL Talk: Kyrgyzstan’s crisis is no longer in the headlines, but it continues nonetheless, with mass round-ups, beatings, and torture.

By Barbara Frye
 
3 August 2010
Below the Surface

A crashing economy and personal ills have left thousands homeless in Bishkek. Some have gone underground. From EurasiaNet.

By Dalton Bennett
 
osh_burning
20 July 2010
Anxious Days and Nights for Uzbeks in Kyrgyzstan
Reported detentions and mistreatment of the region's Uzbeks threaten the uneasy calm in southern Kyrgyzstan.
By EurasiaNet
 
30 June 2010
Refugees From Kyrgyz Violence Claim Pressure to Go Home

Most ethnic Uzbeks have returned to Kyrgyzstan from temporary Uzbek exile, but some say they left under pressure. From EurasiaNet.

By Alisher Khamidov
 
29 June 2010
Superpower Seeks Stable Country, Near Afghanistan

Visits by top U.S. officials to Baku may signal Washington’s search for an alternative to its base in Kyrgyzstan. From EurasiaNet.

By Shahin Abbasov
 
25 June 2010
How to Understand Osh Premium

As some of the underlying causes of the violence in Kyrgyzstan come to light, so does the realization that they will not be easy to fix.

By TOL
 
24 June 2010
Kyrgyzstan’s High Stakes Teeter-Totter

This weekend’s constitutional referendum could help stabilize the country or throw it back into chaos.

By Abdujalil Abdurasulov
 
21 June 2010
Gunfire, Panic, and Rumors Premium

An ethnic Uzbek describes his family’s escape from Osh, one step ahead of attackers.

By Aibek Talipov
 

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