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Obama Administration Human Rights Silence In Central Asia Is Called Into Question

GlobalPost | Posted 09.14.2009 | World

Read More: War Against Taliban, Barack Obama, Central Asia Obama, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Central Asia Workers, Human Rights Violation, Obama Administration, Central Asia, Central Asia Human Rights, Kyrgyzstan, England, Celebrity Kids, Asia, World News

As the United States re-fortifies its presence in Central Asia -- planting military bases and extending supply lines to neighboring Afghanistan -- man...

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Kyrgyzstan Election Marred By Ballot Box-Stuffing, Counting Irregularities: Monitoring Group

AP | PETER LEONARD | Posted 08.24.2009 | World

Read More: Asia, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyzstan Opposition, Kyrgyzstan Election, Kyrgyzstan Election Fraud, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, China, Zholdan Chabaliev, Almazbek Atambayev, Ballot Box, World News

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyzstan's presidential election, which the incumbent won by a landslide, was marred by ballot-box stuffing and widespre...

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Almazbek Atambayev, Kyrgyzstan Opposition Candidate, Withdraws, Claims Fraud

AP | PETER LEONARD | Posted 08.23.2009 | World

Read More: Asia, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyzstan Election, Kyrgyzstan Election Fraud, Kyrgyzstan Opposition, Almazbek Atambayev, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, World News

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Election officials in Kyrgyzstan said early Friday that partial results from the presidential election give incumbent Kurm...

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Where Are the Afghans?

Gordon Adams | Posted 08.13.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, US Military, Terrorists, Afghan War, Afghanistan, Taliban, Provincial Reconstruction Teams, Peacemaking, Kyrgyzstan, World News
Gordon Adams

Where are the Afghans? Gordon Adams 8 July 2009 "What I need is more Afghans," Says General Nicolson. "We can't read these people; we're different...

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Obama Does Moscow, and Vice Versa

William Bradley | Posted 08.08.2009 | World

Read More: Bishkek, Russia, Islamic Jihadist, Boris Yeltsin, Ussr, Kremlin, Iraq, Georgia, Vladimir Putin, Soviet Union, Dacha, Ukraine, Kgb, Iran, Chechnya, Nato, Barack Obama, Kyrgyzstan, George W. Bush, Poland, Gazprom, Manas, Moscow, Afghanistan, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, Grozny, John McCain, Dmitri Medvedev, Czech Republic, Fsb, Dick Cheney, World News
William Bradley

Unlike most of the rest of Europe, Russia is hardly in the grips of Obamamania. He's certainly more popular than George W. Bush or John McCain, but that's damning with faint praise.

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Getting Along with the Invaders: Bishkek Versus Kashgar

Alexander Davenport | Posted 07.25.2009 | World

Read More: Guantanamo Uighurs, Xinjiang Province, Guantanamo Detainees, China Human Rights, China, Uighurs, Kyrgyzstan, World News, Kyrgyzstan Russia, World News
Alexander Davenport

My experiences out West revealed the simmering race relations between the Han and Uighur peoples, which helps explain the necessity of sending Uighur detainees from Guantanamo to Palau and not back to China.

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US Kyrgyzstan Airbase Deal Reached: Rent Will Triple

AP | LEILA SARALAYEVA | Posted 07.24.2009 | World

Read More: War Wire, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Kyrgyzstan, Us Kyrgyzstan Airbase, Afghanistan, Afghanistan War, Obama Afghanistan, War in Afghanistan, Us Troops Afghanistan, Russia, Manas Airforce Base, Air Force, Deal on Kyrgistan Base, Deal Reached on Manas, World News

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — The former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan tentatively approved a deal on Tuesday that should allow the U.S. to continue shi...

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US Airbase In Kyrgyzstan May Stay Open To Help Afghan War Effort

EurasiaNet Eurasia Insight | Posted 07.19.2009 | World

Read More: Us Base Bishkek, Us Airbase Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Us Airbase, War Wire, Afghan Kyrgyzstan Meeting, Bishkek, Us Airbase Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, World News

A high-profile meeting between the Afghan and Kyrgyz presidents is paving the way for a public announcement that a contentious US air base near Bishke...

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Water Scarcity Will Carry Heavy Economic and Human Toll: Report

Dygest.net Green | Dygest.net | Posted 03.17.2009 | Home

Read More: Istanbul-Turkey, Turkey, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Home News

Population growth, changing lifestyles, agricultural needs and increased energy production are some of the factors driving record-high demand for wate...

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Medet Sadyrkulov, Kyrgyzstani Opposition Leader, Believed To Be Assassinated

New York Times | Posted 04.13.2009 | World

Read More: Medet Sadyrkulov, Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyzstan Killing, Kyrgyzstan Opposition, Foreign Affairs, Medet Sadyrkulov Assassination, World News

A former presidential aide who had become a leader of the opposition here was believed to be a victim of a suspicious car accident early Friday that s...

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What Next in Russia?

Peter Schechter | Posted 04.10.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Vladmir Putin, Nato, Russia-America-Talks, Kyrgyzstan, Georgia, Russian Oligarchs, Vice President Joe Biden, Putin, Foreign Policy, Latvia, Daniel Silva, World News
Peter Schechter

The United States needs to demand clear results from Moscow: meaningful cooperation on the Iranian nuclear issue, anti-terrorism, non-proliferation and the spread of nuclear materials.

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Syrgak Abdyldayev Stabbed In Kyrgyzstan

Reuters | Posted 04.04.2009 | World

Read More: Reporter-Bishkek, Ata Meken, Syrgak Abdyldayev, Central Asia, Asia, Syrgak Abdyldayev Attacked, Kyrgyzstan Journalist, Kyrgyzstan Reporter, Kyrgyzstan, World News

BISHKEK, March 4 (Reuters) - Unidentified assailants attacked a prominent Kyrgyz journalist outside his newsroom and stabbed him repeatedly, his edito...

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Weekly Foreign Affairs Roundup

Christopher Herbert | Posted 03.22.2009 | World

Read More: Gates, Pakistan, Energy Deal, Obama, Ceasefire, Hamas, Manas, Kyrgyzstan, News Review, Nato, Egypt, Swat Valley, Russia, Taliban, Chavez, Hillary Clinton, Afghanistan, Israel, China, Foreign Affairs Roundup, Foreign Policy, Ukraine, World News
Christopher Herbert

By Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet The Week's Top Stories in Foreign Affairs: Afghanistan Facts: US commander in Afghanistan Da...

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Kyrgyzstan Approves US Air Base Closure, Threatening Afghan Supply Route

Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty | Posted 03.22.2009 | World

Read More: Kyrgyzstan Us Base, Kyrgyzstan Us Base Parliament, Afghan Supply Route, Asia, Manas, Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, World News

Kyrgyzstan's parliament has approved a government order closing the Manas air base, used by the United States to transport supplies and troops to Afgh...

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Kyrgyzstan: Bush-era Deal with a Central Asian Ruler May Come Back to Haunt Afghan Campaign

Aram Roston | Posted 03.14.2009 | World

Read More: Bush Era, War on Terror, Afghanistan Surge, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan Us Base, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan War, George W. Bush, Afghan Supply Route, World News
Aram Roston

A potential logistical setback for the efforts in Afghanistan can perhaps be traced back to a tangled Bush-era alliance that enriched the family of a dictator in Central Asia.

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Moscow Uses Key US Base As Negotiation Tool: Analysis

AP | ANNE GEARAN and ROBERT BURNS | Posted 03.09.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Cold War Russia, Kyrgyzstan Us Base, Central Asia, Afghan Supply Route, Russian Influence, Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyzstan Russia, World News

WASHINGTON — A standoff over an obscure air base in a Central Asian country few Americans could find on a map is becoming an opening salvo in a ...

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Kyrgyzstan: Closure Of US Base "Final"

BBC NEWS | Posted 03.09.2009 | World

Read More: Us Nato Forces Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan Us Base, Central Asia, Afghanistan Supply Route, Afghan Supply Route, Kyrgyzstan, World News

Kyrgyzstan says its decision to close a US base that serves as a vital supply route for US and Nato operations in Afghanistan is "final". It contradi...

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Uzbekistan Being Considered By US As Backup Air Base

AP | ANNE GEARAN and ROBERT BURNS | Posted 03.08.2009 | World

Read More: Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan Us Base, Central Asia, Afghan Supply Route, Asia, Uzbekistan Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, World News

WASHINGTON — The United States is considering resuming military cooperation with authoritarian Uzbekistan as a part of backup planning for the p...

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Kyrgyzstan Moves To Close US Base

Moscowtimes.ru | Posted 03.07.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Barack Obama, Kyrgyzstan Us Base, Afghan Supply Route, Taliban, Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyzstan Russia, World News

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan -- Kyrgyzstan began moves on Wednesday to close a U.S. military air base in the former Soviet republic that is vital for supplying...

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Kyrgyzstan Closing US Base Key To Afghan Conflict

AP | MIKE ECKEL | Posted 03.06.2009 | World

Read More: Afghanistan War, Afghanistan, Us Base Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyzstan Us Base, Kyrgyzstan, World News

MOSCOW — Kyrgyzstan's president said Tuesday his country is ending U.S. use of an air base key to military operations in Afghanistan_ a decision...

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Kyrgyzstan: Water Shortage Ratchets Up Social Tension

EurasiaNet Eurasia Insight | Posted 01.24.2009 | World

Read More: Kyrgyzstan Water Shortage, Department of Rural Water Supply, Kyrgyzstan Electricity, Water Scarcity Kyrgyzstan, Asia, Water Scarcity, Water Problems, Kyrgyzstan, World News

As if electricity blackouts weren't bad enough, now residents in rural Kyrgyzstan are having difficulties accessing water. Without electricity, Kyrgyz...

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Financial Crisis Halts Central Asia's Economic Boom

GlobalPost.com | David L. Stern | Posted 01.17.2009 | World

Read More: Subprime Crisis, Kyrgyzstan Migrants Russia, Central Asia Migrant Workers, Economic Crisis, Economy, Tajikistan, Migrant Workers, Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan Remittances, Kyrgyzstan, World News

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan -- Maksat Bolotbekov crouched down, rubbed his blackened hands and caught the last waves of warmth from the fire's grey ashes. A...

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A Land Where Nowhere Is Safe: A Lesbian Activist Speaks About Gender and Violence in Kyrgyzstan

Anna Kirey | Posted 11.15.2008 | Living

Read More: Women, Hate Crimes, Rape, Survivor, Women's Issues, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Lesbian, Sexual Orientation, Transgendered, Men, Traditional Society, Transgender Issues, Global Feminism, Kyrgyzstan, Human Rights Watch, Bisexual, Sexual Harassment, Man, Osce, Muslim, Labrys, Manhood, Harrassment, Domestic Violence, Soviet Union, Living News
Anna Kirey

The government does not even recognize officially that lesbian or bisexual women and transgender people exist. There is no place for us in a conservative, patriarchal value system.

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Central Asia Quake Kills At Least 72

AP | LEILA SARALAYEVA | Posted 11.06.2008 | Home

Read More: Earthquake, Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan, Richter Scale, Home News

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — A powerful earthquake struck the mountains of Central Asia, destroying a village in Kyrgyzstan and killing at least 72 peo...

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That Foreign Policy Debate We're Not Having

William Bradley | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Russia, John McCain, Afghanistan, Missile Shield, Pakistan, Joe Biden, 9/11, Georgia, Iran, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Foreign Policy, John Cmcain, Barack Obama, Presidential Campaign, National Security, Russia-Georgia War, Nato, Sarah Palin, Palestinian, Geopolitics, Central Asia, Iraq, Israel, Syria, Presidential Debate, Politics News
William Bradley

The problem with foreign policy debates is that we end up debating symptoms -- illegal immigration from Mexico, a surge in Iraq -- rather than systems.

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