Protests have started on Bishkek’s Ala Too square with 21yurts already set up and plenty of material for more. Just by yurt count, these protests will be clearly bigger than last November. Kyrgyz President Bakiyev has promised to take strict measures to maintain order if necessary. A small protest has started outside the White [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘cartoons’
March 29, 2007
New Cartoon series on Central Asia
From the new Cartoon series starting at the Times of Central Asia. The cartoons are by Tom Wellings and myself – Please contact me if you’re interested in republishing any of them.
See below for Felix Kulov in a teacup or just catch the rest here
February 20, 2007
Kyrgyzstan rejects HIPC
February 20, 2007 (RFE/RL) — Kyrgyzstan’s new government has rejected participation in an International Monetary Fund (IMF) scheme to help some of the world’s poorest countries climb out of debt, RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service reports.
A fierce debate has raged for months in Kyrgyzstan over whether to join the IMF program for Heavily Indebted Poor Countries [...]
