Protests and Celebrations Mark Women’s Day, Despite Threats

By ADAM GELLER Mar 8, 2020 Tensions marred some celebrations, but women still marched en mass in cities around the world, even those affected by the coronavirus. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

White House Curbs Immigration for 6 Nations in Election-Year Push

COLLEEN LONG and NOMAAN MERCHANT / The Associated Press Jan 31, 2020 Immigrants from Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Eritrea, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania face restrictions in obtaining certain visas, but not a travel ban. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Landmark Election in Kyrgyzstan

Staff / Truthdig Oct 10, 2010 Following a coup, bitter ethnic violence and skyrocketing food prices, Kyrgyzstan managed to hold a peaceful landmark election on Sunday that may very well establish the beleaguered country as the first parliamentary democracy in Central Asia. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Food Prices Skyrocket in Beleaguered Kyrgyzstan

Staff / Truthdig Sep 17, 2010 It's been a rough year for Kyrgyzstan. There was the uprising in April that saw a new government take charge, followed by violent ethnic clashes in June, then by a mass flight of refugees. And now it culminates with food scarcity and soaring prices that affect a quarter of the population amid a broken trade and supply network. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Kyrgyzstan Violence: Why?

Staff / Truthdig Jun 27, 2010 After an estimated 1,000 people died in violence in Kyrgyzstan two weeks ago, many are still asking "why?" Aside from blaming some organic propensity for violence between ethnic groups, The New York Times actually asked "why" and found complicity in both the Kyrgyz military and police forces. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Kyrgyzstan Death Toll Put at Near 2,000

Staff / Truthdig Jun 18, 2010 As ethnic violence in southern Kyrgyzstan continued to brutalize the country, interim leader Rosa Otunbayeva paid her first visit there and expressed fear that the death toll could reach 2,000 in the former Soviet republic. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Kyrgyzstan Braces for More Unrest

Staff / Truthdig Jun 16, 2010 After last week's deadly conflict in Kyrgyzstan, officials are zeroing in on the possibility that the riots were the product of a coordinated group effort and preparing for the possibility that more trouble may be on the way. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Kyrgyzstan Extends State of Emergency

Staff / Truthdig Jun 13, 2010 The interim government of Kyrgyzstan has extended a state of emergency announced last week after ethnic violence erupted between Uzbek and Kyrgyz groups, killing more than 100 and extending to neighboring provinces. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Kyrgyzstan Violence Kills Dozens

Staff / Truthdig Jun 11, 2010 Ethnic violence erupted in the southern part of Kyrgyzstan, killing at least 46 people and injuring hundreds more as the interim national government imposed a state of emergency in the region on Friday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Kyrgyzstan Reassures U.S. on Use of Base

Staff / Truthdig Apr 11, 2010 Only days after a bloody uprising brought a new government to Kyrgyzstan, interim leader Roza Otunbayeva has pledged to the US that her country will honor a deal allowing the U to operate a key military base there. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Kyrgyz President Defiant as Transitional Gov’t Forms

Staff / Truthdig Apr 8, 2010 Although he fled the capital city of Bishkek on Wednesday, Kyrgyzstan’s President Kurmanbek Bakiyev announced Thursday from an unknown locale that he wasn't stepping down, despite the apparent takeover of the Krgyz government by opposition politicians, according to The New York Times. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Kyrgyzstan in State of Emergency as Protesters Storm the Capital (Update)

Staff / Truthdig Apr 7, 2010 Kyrgyzstan was thrown into turmoil Wednesday after clashes between protesters and police killed at least 17 people, according to The New York Times, and caused Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev to flee the capital of Bishkek. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )