(RFE/RL) March 27, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Human rights in Central Asia are coming under fresh scrutiny this week, with a major report by Amnesty International expressing concern with the continued rights abuses as the International Helsinki Federation (IHF) also has some critical things to say about Central Asia.
(RFE/RL) March 26, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiev has signed into law a bill to reform the state television channel, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service reported.
March 26, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Kyrgyzstan's parliament today approved a proposal in the first reading to remove two articles on libel and slander from the Criminal Code.
March 26, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Kyrgyzstan's parliament has voted against a measure that would decriminalize polygamy.
BISHKEK, March 24, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Kyrgyzstan is today marking the second anniversary of its so-called Tulip Revolution, which ousted long-time President Askar Akaev.
March 23, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Kyrgyzstan marks the second anniversary on March 24 of what some have dubbed the "People's Revolution" or "Tulip Revolution" in that country, when demonstrators chased long-time President Askar Akaev from power in 2005.
The assistant U.S. secretary of state for Central and South Asian affairs discusses the challenges and achievements he's experienced in dealing with the region.
Bermet Akaeva (file photo) (RFE/RL) March 23, 2007 -- The daughter of Kyrgyzstan's ousted President Askar Akaev was registered today as a candidate for parliament in an election scheduled for April 29.
A rare Eurasian bird thought to be critically endangered has returned in force to Syria and Turkey.
(RFE/RL) March 22, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Kyrgyzstan's parliament has ratified an agreement on joint counterterrorism measures on the territory of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service reported.
Some Kyrgyz officials have accused a U.S. serviceman of murder in the killing of an airport employee in Bishkek and want to put him on trial.
President Kurmanbek Bakiev (file photo) (epa) March 21, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Kyrgyzstan's opposition For Reforms movement today handed a list of demands to President Kurmanbek Bakiev, RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service reported.
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