Security checkpoints at the Manas air base (ITAR-TASS) May 24, 2007 -- Kyrgyzstan says it will not allow the United States to use its military base at Bishkek's Manas Airport to launch possible attacks inside Iraq or Iran.
Kyrgyzstan's prime minister has added his name to a growing number of cases of real or suspected poisonings of political figures in former Soviet republics.
May 22, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Kyrgyz Prime Minister Almazbek Atambaev says he is the victim of a poisoning attempt.
(RFE/RL) May 22, 2007 -- Kyrgyzstan's State Secretary Adakhan Madumarov today criticized some independent media for aggravating tense political situations in the country by always placing blame on the authorities.
(RFE/RL) May 21, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- The speaker of Kyrgyzstan's parliament, Marat Sultanov, said today he has asked Russian officials to provide aid to Kyrgyzstan to help guard his Central Asian republic's borders, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service reported.
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon (second from left) meeting the Kyrgyz delegation (official site) May 17, 2007 -- Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Ednan Karabaev met today in Tajikistan's capital to discuss water, energy, and border issues.
Rolf Ekeus (file photo) (OSCE) May 14, 2007 -- The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe says it will facilitate cooperation among Central Asian countries through educational programs for national minorities.
May 13, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Demonstrations today marked the second anniversary of a violent government crackdown in the eastern Uzbek city of Andijon.
The site of the Kumtor gold mine (file photo) (official site) May 7, 2007 -- About 200 Kyrgyz villagers blocked a road to a Canadian-operated gold mine for a fourth day today.
(RFE/RL) BISHKEK, May 5, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- The Kyrgyz opposition bloc United Front For A Worthy Future For Kyrgyzstan has called for the resignation of the country's leadership and the formation of a new coalition government.
Soldiers at the U.S. facility at Manas (file photo) (USDoD) May 3, 2007 -- A U.S. serviceman who shot a truck driver dead at a checkpoint has been sent home despite official demands that he be handed over for criminal prosecution.
An Internet cafe in Iran, where a number of journalists have been arrested (file photo) (AFP) May 2, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Societies have more access to information, but weak laws and prosecution against the media have eroded journalists' investigative abilities.
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