News Digest
ORGANIZER OF KYRGYZ SELF-DEFENSE GROUPS MURDERED
By empty (4/11/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Usen Kudaibergenov, a well-known Kyrgyz stuntman, was murdered in Bishkek on the night of 10 April. Kudaibergenov, who helped to organize citizens\' defense groups to prevent looting on 24-25 March, was shot to death by gunmen in his apartment. Kudaibergenov had also made efforts in recent days to put an end to a spate of land seizures in Bishkek.LAND SEIZURES PLAGUE KYRGYZ CAPITAL
By empty (4/11/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)
A rash of illegal land seizures has hit the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek, with 3,000-5,000 people marking off plots of land in the city\'s outskirts to build homes, RFE/RL\'s Kyrgyz Service reported on 10 April. The squatters have ignored local authorities\' demands to give back the land, which city planners had intended for other uses. With many who are seizing plots hailing from Kyrgyzstan\'s south, and Bishkek residents\' ire rising, the standoff has raised fears of regional strife.OUSTED KYRGYZ PRESIDENT SEES NO QUICK RETURN HOME
By empty (4/11/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Askar Akaev told RIA-Novosti in an interview on 11 April that his return to Kyrgyzstan is \"impossible\" as long as the current leadership is in power. The ousted president, who is currently in Russia, said, \"They have done everything to create an atmosphere that militates against my return to the homeland.\" Akaev said that it would be possible for him to return only after a new presidential election, scheduled for 10 July.KYRGYZ PARLIAMENT STRIPS AKAYEV OF CERTAIN GUARANTEES
By empty (4/8/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The Kyrgyz parliament on Friday deprived President Askar Akayev of some guarantees that were promised to him after his negotiations with Kyrgyz parliamentarians in Moscow on Monday. In particular, guarantees of personal immunity will now apply only to Akayev himself, but not to his family members. In addition, parliament has deprived the president of the chance to be actively involved in the nation\'s public and political affairs.Visit also
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Silk Road Paper Svante E. Cornell, ed., Türkiye's Return to Central Asia and the Caucasus, July 2024.
Book Svante E. Cornell, ed., "The Changing Geopolitics of Central Asia and the Caucasus" AFPC Press/Armin LEar, 2023.
Silk Road Paper Svante E. Cornell and S. Frederick Starr, Stepping up to the “Agency Challenge”: Central Asian Diplomacy in a Time of Troubles, July 2023.
Silk Road Paper S. Frederick Starr, U.S. Policy in Central Asia through Central Asian Eyes, May 2023.