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Kazakh Police Arrest Human Traffickers, Free Captive Women

Kazakh police have detained four suspected human traffickers and freed 16 young women who had been forced into prostitution in Almaty, RFE/RL's Tajik Service reports.

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Sat Nov 21, 2009

The Moscow Times

Kyrgyzstan Deports Human Rights Activist

In the latest case of activists being persecuted in Kyrgyzstan, Bakhrom Khamroyev, an activist with the Russian group Memorial, was detained in the southern city of Osh late on Wednesday and deported to Russia.

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Fri Nov 20, 2009

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Confirmed swine flu cases rise to 61 in Kyrgyzstan

Number of A/H1N1 patients has risen to 61 in Kyrgyzstan, Zuridin Nurmatov, chief of the sanitary and epidemiological control department under the Kyrgyz Health Care Ministry told the news agency 24.kg.

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Thu Nov 19, 2009

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Possible decision to re-introduce death penalty to damage Kyrgyzstan's international reputation

Possible decision to re-introduce death penalty to damage Kyrgyzstan's international reputation: Human Rights Watch

Azerbaijan, Baku, November 19 / Trend News, V.Zhavoronkova/

Re-introducing the death penalty will not improve security in the country but strongly damage Kyrgyzstan's international reputation and give a further blow to human rights, Andrea Berg, Central Asia Researcher, wrote in an email to Trend News.

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Kyrgyz film wins First Prize in Teheran

Kyrgyz short film Ayan (Touch) by Sadyk Sher-Niyaz awarded the Best Film prize of the international movie festival in Teheran (Iran), the Aitysh film studio informed 24.kg.

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At least 40% of children on breadline in Kyrgyzstan

At least 40 percent of children in Kyrgyzstan live below the poverty line, Tim Schaffter, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Representative in Kyrgyzstan said Thursday at the forum devoted to the 20th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Children in Bishkek, news agency "24.kg" reported.

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Wed Nov 18, 2009

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Kyrgyzstan launches 194 proceedings on illegal child adoption

At least 194 criminal proceedings on illegal child adoption have been launched in Kyrgyzstan, Elmurza Satybaldiev, Prosecutor General of the republic told journalists on Wednesday, news agency "24.kg" reported.

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Mobile respiratory centers to open in Kyrgyzstan

At least two mobile respiratory centers will be opened in Osh and Bishkek, Talant Sooronbaev, President of the Kyrgyz Thoracic Society, Professor told the press conference on Wednesday, news agency "24.kg" reported.

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Kyrgyzstan.neweurasia.net

Prices for electricity and heating skyrockets in Kyrgyzstan

Just like a year ago, when taxes were rised several times, the Kyrgyz government again surprised everyone by skyrocketing the prices for electricity and heating! Starting January 1, 2010, all customers must pay 1.5 som per one kilowatt/hour of electricity, twice more than before .

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Tue Nov 17, 2009

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Kyrgyzstan to receive 2,500M protective masks by end of November

At least 2,500 million single-use protective masks will be delivered in Kyrgyzstan by the end of November, Rustam Kurmanov, Director General of the Medicines Provision and Medical Equipment Department under the Kyrgyz Health Care Ministry told the press conference at the news agency 24.kg Tuesday.

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Mon Nov 16, 2009

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Kyrgyzstan to mark Kurman Ait on November 27

Kyrgyzstan will mark Kurman Ait on November 27, the Kyrgyz Supreme Mufti, Murataly ajy Jumanov, told the news agency 24.kg on Tuesday.

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Czech President remits Kyrgyzstani

Vaclav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic has remitted 43 convicts, including four foreigners - citizens of Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Slovakia and Mongolia, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, Prague Express on-line edition reported.

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Kyrgyzstan’s soil appraises at $600 trillion

The explored soils of Kyrgyzstan are appraised at $600 trillion, the first vice prime-minister of Kyrgyzstan, Akylbek Japarov, told reporters on Monday, news agency "24.kg" reported.

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Sun Nov 15, 2009

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Son of high-ranking official attacked in Kyrgyzstan

Unknown assailants have attacked a son of high-ranking official, hijacking his car and stealing a large amount of money in the Chui region of Kyrgyzstan, press service of the Kyrgyz Interior Ministry reported.

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Weekday Magazine - Azerbaijan

Dozens In Kyrgyzstan Protest Utility Price Hike

Dozens of people joined a rally by the nongovernmental organization Birimdik in the Kyrgyz city of Naryn on November 13 to protest the government's decision to increase the price of utilities as of January 1, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service reports.

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Sat Nov 14, 2009

Institute for War and Peace Reporting

Stronger Top-Down Rule in Kyrgyzstan

Reforms contain many retrograde steps and look very like an attempt to bolster President Bakiev.

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Fri Nov 13, 2009

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Bakiev: Kyrgyzstan should develop its distinctive national features

"Kyrgyzstan should develop its distinctive features in order to survive as a nation," President of Kyrgyzstan, Kurmanbek Bakiev, said cutting the ribbon at the National Sport complex in Sokuluk region of the Chui oblast this Friday, news agency "24.kg" reported.

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PM: New energy program to cost Kyrgyzstan about $1bln

"Kyrgyzstan needs up to $1 billion to implement the new energy program," the Kyrgyz Premier, Daniyar Usenov said Friday in Parliament, news agency "24.kg" reported.

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Thu Nov 12, 2009

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Kyrgyzstan abolishes National Guard

The institution of the National Guard was abolished in Kyrgyzstan after the President signed Tuesday a decree on abolishment of the elite unit, established by Askar Akaev to provide security to a state leader, news agency "24.kg" reported.

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Kyrgyzstan: Ata-Meken party blames the President in the usurpation of power

On November 11 Ata-Meken opposition party disseminated the statement of its leader Omurbek Tekebaev, where he blames Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiev in the violation of number of constitutional norms and unlawful seizure of power through the change of constitution, Ferghana.Ru reported.

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