Bishkek, 19 January 2005 (RFE/RL) -- Around 400 people gathered in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek today to protest yesterday's Supreme Court ruling that upholds a decision to bar former ambassadors from running in upcoming parliamentary elections.
18 January 2005 (RFE/RL) -- A leading Kyrgyz opposition leader is vowing to continue efforts to overturn a ruling prohibiting her from running in the country's upcoming parliamentary elections.
Bishkek, 18 January 2005 (RFE/RL) -- Kyrgyzstan's parliament today failed to pass an amendment to an election law that bars some former ambassadors from running for seats in parliament.
Bishkek, 18 January 2005 (RFE/RL) -- Kyrgyzstan's Supreme Court today rejected an opposition candidate's appeal against the retraction of her registration to run in upcoming parliamentary elections.
15 January 2005 (RFE/RL) -- Delegates of the Kyrgyz opposition party Arnamys (Dignity) gathered today in the capital Bishkek and adopted a list of candidates for late-February's parliamentary elections.
Bishkek, 14 January 2005 (RFE/RL) -- Kyrgyzstan's Supreme Court today upheld a regional court's verdict preventing a former Kyrgyz ambassador from competing for a seat in the country's parliament in February.
Tsunami-ravaged Aceh in Indonesia The United Nations has asked donor nations to contribute nearly $1 billion by the end of the month to address the immediate needs of victims of the South Asian tsunami disaster. The world body says it has already secured concrete commitments for about two-thirds of that amount. Meanwhile, relief supplies continue to arrive in the region. As RFE/RL reports, Central Asian nations, including war-ravaged Afghanistan, have joined the international effort to raise funds and provide humanitarian aid to the affected areas.
Protesters in Bishkek Around 200 demonstrators held a third day of protests in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, demanding free and fair elections and an end to President Askar Akaev's rule. Officials may fear a "Ukrainian-style" revolution ahead of next month's parliamentary vote.
Bishkek, 10 January 2005 (RFE/RL) -- Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Askar Aitmatov says there are no conditions for 'velvet revolutions' to take place during the country's forthcoming parliamentary and presidential elections.
Participants in today's rally called for fair elections Bishkek, 9 January 2005 (RFE/RL) -- About 100 protesters staged a protest rally in the Kyrgyz capital today, demanding that electoral authorities allow ex-ambassadors and opposition leaders to participate in upcoming parliamentary elections.
8 January 2005 (RFE/RL) -- Kyrgyz opposition activists dispersed peacefully today after police seized tents they had set up in front of the parliament in Bishkek.
Electoral authorities in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, have rejected the registration of former foreign minister and current opposition leader Roza Otunbaeva as a candidate in February's parliamentary elections. The registration forms for Otunbaeva, a leader of the Ata Zhurt (Fatherland) opposition movement, were initially accepted yesterday. Later, however, district election officials in Bishkek withdrew her registration. Opposition members say the decision appears to be politically motivated.
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