Greetings from the Kyrgyz Republic, also known as Kyrgyzstan! Kyrgyzstan is a Central Asian republic halfway around the globe. It’s a fascinating place, and my third trip here in the past 12 months. I’m not here doing land use; actually
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“Soldier could face death penalty in Afghan killings, Panetta says”
Main March 13, 2012″Soldier could face death penalty in Afghan killings, Panetta says”The title of this post is the headline of this new CNN report, which highlights how the hottest issue of international relations is now also a sentencing…
Kyrgyzstan Court Convicts Human RIghts Defender Despite Allegations of Torture
Judges in Kyrgyzstan must ensure that the civil rights of defendants are protected, a top United Nations official stressed today, after the Supreme Court upheld the conviction and life sentence of an activist who reported being tortured in detention and…
Kyrgyzstan Must Do More to Prevent Torture
An independent United Nations human rights expert has urged the Kyrgyz Government to prevent abuses, torture and ill-treatment, and to end impunity by ensuring that alleged perpetrators are held responsible. Juan E. Méndez voiced concern that there is “a serious…
New! Improved! Now Including Kyrgyzstan!
The nations of Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Russia have agreed to expand their Customs Union to include Kyrgyzstan. Click here for more information.(mew)
Kyrgyzstan Gets a New Constitution (and Everyone is Happy About It)
Fomrer Tobacco Company Execs Settle FCPA Charges
On April 28, 2010, the SEC brought another FCPA complaint, this time charging four former employees of Dimon, Inc., now Alliance One International, Inc. All four defendants agreed to settle the Commission's charges against them. According to the complaint, during the period…
Opposition Leaders Seize Power in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev fled the nation’s capital, Bishkek, on Wednesday, following street demonstrations that escalated into a full-scale revolt.Opposition forces coalesced around former foreign minister and former Washington ambassador Roza Otunbayeva, forming an interim government on Thursday afternoon.According…
Uncompasssionate Discharge
Pjhlaw describes a British expat running a struggling mill in Kyrgystan for his Welsh employer. The expat was shot four times by unknown gunmen. While in the hospital, he received a letter from his employer, dated the same day he…
Kyrgyz Legislature Refuses to Decriminalize Polygamy
Via RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty (3/26/07): Supporters of the measure [to decriminalize polygamy], including Justice Minister Marat Kayipov, had wanted to remove the article on polygamy from the Criminal Code. But Kayipov told RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service today:”Deputies of the Kyrgyz parliament have supported…
