Posts Tagged ‘ Kyrgyzstan ’

Kyrgyzstan’s eternal flame snuffed out

When is an “Eternal Flame” not eternal? In Kyrgyzstan, it’s when you don’t pay the gas bill. (rwad on here …)

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Kyrgyz prisoners sew lips shut; is mafia to blame? (AP)

Kyrgyz prisoners sew lips shut; is mafia to blame? 
    (AP)

AP – More than 1,000 prisoners in Kyrgyzstan have sewn their lips together, a grotesque act inmates describe as a protest of their dismal conditions, but which authorities blame on organized criminal gangs who resent attempts to break the power they wield in prisons. (rwad on here …)

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Kyrgyz inmates sew lips together

More than 1,300 inmates of prisons in Kyrgyzstan sew together their lips as a protest over living conditions escalates. (read the story…)

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Central Asia: US Special Forces Help Train Praetorian Guards

Copyright show:  No US Special Forces have trained units in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan that have served as “praetorian guards” for those respective countries’ presidents, according to diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks. read more (rwad on here …)

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Outgoing Kyrgyz leader: fate of US base uncertain (AP)

AP – Kyrgyzstan’s outgoing president said Tuesday that the decision on whether to allow the U.S. air base to remain in the country after its lease ends in 2014 depends on developments in nearby Afghanistan. (rwad on here …)

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