Kyrgyzstan’s technical government , which replaced its interim predecessor, has set goals for its first 100 days.
“First of all, we need to think about public safety,” said Cholpon Nogoibayeva, head of the anti-crisis group that helped develop the 100-day plan. Read more »
“At Chabysh 2010” annual festival will be held in Murghab, Tajikistan on July 17-18, 2010. “At-Chabysh 2010” is festival dedicated to the Kyrgyz horses. 20 Kyrgyz horses will participate in this event.
“At-Chabysh 2010” used to be divided into four parts. However, since the tragic events in the South of Kyrgyzstan, the other 3 events were delayed. “At-Chabysh 2010” in Osh, Djalal-Abad and Issyk-Kul are postponed until year 2011. Read more »
The Pentagon appears set to spend over $40 million on security infrastructure projects in Central Asia. The money for the building spree will come from US Central Command’s counter-narcotics fund.
Notices published on the US-government’s Federal Business Opportunities website, FBO.gov, indicate that Pentagon dollars will go toward the construction of military training centers in Osh, Kyrgyzstan, and Karatog, Tajikistan, and also a canine training facility and helicopter hangar near Almaty, Kazakhstan. In addition, the Pentagon will fund border-crossing checkpoints in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan and refurbish existing border outposts in Kyrgyzstan. Read more »
Despite fears about another outbreak of ethnic violence, Kyrgyzstan has voted on a new constitution that could pave the way for the first parliamentary democracy in Central Asia.
Kyrgyzstan’s new constitution has been approved by more than 90 percent of voters, according to early results from the country’s electoral commission, clearing the way for Central Asia’s first parliamentary democracy. Read more »
A public campaign is running in Bishkek and Osh, under the slogan “I want peace in Kyrgyzstan”, which is actively spreading the message of peace and harmony, and promoting the peaceful settlement of the situation. Mirsulzhan Namazaliev, one of the organizers of the campaign, reported.
As he announced today on June 23, the initiators and the driving force behind the campaign are active Internet users and a number of civic activists. During this campaign, residents of these cities will distribute various information leaflets, stickers and T-shirts with slogans calling for peace and harmony of citizens of Kyrgyzstan. The participants of the campaign sat up a map with data on the humanitarian aid provided to the residents of the south of Kyrgyzstan.
Actors from Kyrgyz Theatre “Tunguch” together with colleagues from the regional Uzbek Theater “Babur” will perform a play ” Caravan of Peace and Friendship”, in Osh and plans to visit the southern regions of the country.
According to the People’s Artist of the Kyrgyz Republic, the “Tunguch” theater director Jamal Seydahmatova, the program need help with travel and living costs. Read more »
Today, a protest will be held against the media coverage of Southern Kyrgyzstan outside the Russian Embassy, in London UK.
The protest is called: “Breaking the silence: Mass ethnic killings in Southern Kyrgyzstan”. Read more »
On June 8, in Osh city, training began for representatives of broadcasters, publications, information portals in Kyrgyzstan and government officials to develop a unified editorial policy in reporting conflicts in the republic.
According to experts of UNDP, the upcoming training was created to improve public access to quality information in Kyrgyzstan.
The participants will discuss the basic rights of the target audience in covering conflicts, will explore the analysis of mass media in Kyrgyzstan, the legal field of journalism and the fundamentals of conflict, and learn the proper way to present the objective information to the public.
Upon completion of training, participants should develop and agree upon a common editorial policy for the media coverage of conflicts of Kyrgyzstan.
The event is conducted by the Osh Media Resource Center with support from UNDP, as well as the NED, the Soros Foundation, the International Red Cross and the OSCE.
Training will be completed on June 11, 2010.
