03/26/2009 11:29:59 AM EST

Two more journalists attacked in Kyrgyzstan

posted by Ryskeldi Satke

There has been another attack on reporters in Bishkek city,Kyrgyzstan on march 26th which is a third incident this month  indicating  kyrgyz government's intention on maintaining the current president Bakiev's power.

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Brutal attack has occured on thursday the 26th around late evening in Bishkek city.Two journalists,the Chief-Editor Ulugbek Babakulov and reporter Yelena Avdeeva  from "Moskovski Komsomolets-Kyrgyzstan" ; were severely beaten and robbed by two unknown attackers.

 Ulugbek Babakulov had suffered heavy concussion and was hospitalized.The journalist Avdeeva is treated at her   apartment in Bishkek.The kyrgyz Internal Affairs Ministry spokesman,Bakyt Seyitov, made a statement on the incident confirming  the robbery version.He stated that a robbers took victim's  wallets,cellular phones and jackets.

 This is the latest episode in the chain of assaults on independent reporters occured in Kyrgyzstan this month.The first victim Syrgak Abdyldaev,an outspoken political analyst for "Reporter-Bishkek" ; has been stabbed 21 times and suffered broken arms,ribs  and shoulders.

 A few days later,a chief cameraman for the local TV channel Bahadyr Kenzhebaev was assaulted daylight and hospitalized with numerous injuries.

  On march 25th an independent newspaper "Lizza"  has been shut down after the Chief-Editor Bermet Bukasheva received a phone calls from the unknown individuals threatening her family's  safety including herself.Bermet Bukasheva decided to suspend the newpapers upcoming publication with plans to sell the company or shut it down completely.

 The latest incident confirmed the trend which is taking place in Kyrgyzstan as of now on continuing escalation of political process where the current president Bakiev is taking a hard line using violence against the opposition and the independent media in the light of upcoming elections in Kyrgyzstan in the summer of 2009 which is a few months from now.

 

 Ryskeldi Satke

 

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Nearly? (none / 0)
When that ABC anchor got his bell rung in Iraq, I nearly laughed my dick off.

What finished the job?

by OneHitKill on 03/26/2009 12:48:08 PM EST

The events in Kyrgyzstan (none / 0)

I do not find anything funny here,folks.The dramatic events in Kyrgyzstan are indicating that the current president is trying hard to turn a direction of the country toward totalitarian state or regime.The kyrgyz political establishment and an independent media are taking enourmous pressure right now from the government which is using violence and intimidation in order to maintain it's criminal power.The escalation of the violence will only make matters worse and it's definietly not going to help americans and the NATO's efforts to stabilize the situation in Afhganistan.

 There is an obvious russian activity in the region since the american air base eviction decision has been made by president Bakiev backed and pushed by Kremlin.I think that's so obvious already.

by Ryskeldi Satke on 03/26/2009 01:25:48 PM EST

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I hate to be blunt, but... (none / 1)
Who the fuck cares about what happens in Kyrgystan? I would suspect that 90% of the people in the world couldnt tell you that it exists, let alone where it is.


Im sorry you're having trouble there in your corner of the world - welcome to the club - we have a new president who is usurping the authority of our other 2 branches of government, who is raising our deficit to ungodly heights, and who thinks that he can run our country like a Chicago racket!


Welcome to the world - get in line for sympathy!


:)

by bobo1 on 03/26/2009 01:47:04 PM EST

Nobody is asking for your help anyway (none / 0)

Well,I don't think you would but it does't really matter to anyone .Overall,at this present time when there are challenges out there the world should pay attention to the events taking place around Afghanistan right now including Kyrgyzstan  because if it does't then  how the hell do you expect to stabilize the region.

 Now,remember that Central Asia is a very unstable place right now loaded with religious fundamentalists and authoritarian rulers plus the russians playing out their own game.

 

by Ryskeldi Satke on 03/26/2009 01:56:49 PM EST

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That area of the world... (1.00 / 2)
Has never been stable and never will be stable because on one side you have Russia, a modern post communistic Mafia state that has technology, and on the other side you have people who live in caves and havent entered the bronze age yet. Throw in religion, and you have an area that is totally confused, out of whack withthe rest of the civilized world and a breeding ground for fundementalism...

Unless you bring Afghanistan into the 21st century, you will never change the conditions that breed instability. You must throw in the fact that Central Asia is not a real hotbed of intelligence, and you get what has existed there since the Khans left around the 1400s - Chaos...

Im sorry that Kyrgyztan is in trouble - Im sorry that their people are suffering - but like I said before, welcome to the world and get in line - we are all suffering, we are all hurting right now - Its gonna take a whole lot more than "awareness" to fix this mess...

This is gonna get a whole lot worse before it can get better - think "Mad Max" kinda worse...

:(

by bobo1 on 03/26/2009 04:29:58 PM EST

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Certainly (none / 0)

I would't say your opinion is intelligent my friend but I guess that's how it is.

 Ok,first Kyrgyzstan is one of the democratic nations in the Central Asian region among other former soviet republics.Then,americans and the NATO had an airbase in Bishkek which is going to be moved closer to the Afghanistan because the russians pushed the kyrgyz president Bakiev to make the decision on the eviction.Kremlin is stepping up it's efforts in order to gain the influence back since the soviet empire breakdown and it has been obvious to the rest of the world when the war broke out between the former soviet republic of Georgia and Russia.

 Then,the current political situation in Kyrgyzstan represents a reflection of the slide effect toward authoritarianism which is a characteristic of the past soviet system existing to this day in the former soviet republics for the historical reasons along with a geopolital factors.

  What we have in Kyrgyzstan is simply an attempt to turn the country into the authoritarian mixed with dictatorship elements state which is a majour concern for the kyrgyz polpulation including me as well because we are a free nation and we don't want none of the past experiences we had with USSR and the russians are interfering in to our internal politics because the current president is using a Kremlin picked  PR managers who were not even supposed to be there.

 It's a political process for Kyrgyzstan which  is escalating in to the violence against the oppositiuon parties and the independent media.

 There is a big geopolitical game is taking place  because of the current kyrgyz presidency  involved in that with russians and we don't want that.

 This is all about awareness on the processes in Kyrgyzstan as well as in the region so you might have a better idea what is going on there.

 I think you have to know the situation better then coming out with some sorta intelligence that you have but it feels like you don't.

 This is all informative.

 

by Ryskeldi Satke on 03/26/2009 05:57:57 PM EST

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