KYRGYZSTAN:  Headed for a New Constitution, a New Crisis
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BISHKEK, Sep 24 (IPS) - This Central Asian Republic of five million is  headed for a crucial referendum on a new constitution Oct. 21.
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Excerpt from report by Kyrgyz news agency 24.kg website  A committee has been set up in [northwestern] Kyrgyzstan's Talas Region to protect the rights of detained participants in the protest campaign against the development of the Dzheruy gold mine.
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A new Ukrainian poll of some sort looked  increasingly likely as parliament and the Supreme Court pressed  ahead on Thursday with efforts to resolve a national crisis  over a disputed presidential election.
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On Monday Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the biggest shake-up of Russia&#39;s political system since its 1993 adoption of a post-Soviet constitution, drawing heaps of scorn from both the Russian and international press.
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The Young Pioneers, a Soviet youth organization, is experiencing an unlikely revival in Kyrgyzstan, a corner of the old Soviet Union.
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President Vladimir Putin is widely expected to give up office next year as dictated by the constitution. But will he give up power?
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Ukraine&#39;s parliament adopted electoral and constitutional changes Wednesday in a compromise intended to defuse the nation&#39;s political crisis - prompting opposition leaders to say they would lift a blockade of government buildings.
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Ukraine entered its third week of political crisis with a new deadlock, as the opposition clashed with the ruling regime over changing the constitution ahead of a new runoff presidential vote ordered by the supreme court.
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Kyrgyzstan's government resigned Tuesday in a dispute with parliament, adding new tension to the troubled politics of a country of strategic interest to both Russia and the United States. The resignation was accepted by President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, who has faced intensive political infighting since coming to power after March 2005 demonstrations drove longtime ruler Askar Akayev into exile.
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Reaction to the electoral and constitutional changes adopted Wednesday by the Ukrainian parliament:
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The people of Central Asia are keeping a close eye on Ukraine. Over the next three months, all of the Central Asian republics except Kazakhstan are scheduled to hold legislative elections.
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Four years ago, Republicans condemned nation-building, distrusted China and argued on behalf of Chechen civilians. What a difference a new convention makes.
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Kazak politicians and opposition activists alike are nervously watching preparations for elections in neighbouring Kyrgyzstan, looking for any sign of the sort of bloodless revolutions that have recently swept ...
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Seeking a novel remedy to revive its rickety economy, the tiny ex-Soviet state of Kyrgyzstan has declared itself the new home of Santa Claus.
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WHAT HAPPENED: Ukraine's parliament voted to change the constitution, amend election law and reshuffle the Central Election Commission.
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Ukraine's parliament adopted a package of electoral and constitutional changes Wednesday in a compromise aimed at defusing the nation's political crisis less than three weeks before a rerun of the disputed presidential vote.
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Kyrgyz voters went to the polls on Sunday in a snap parliamentary election expected to hand President Kurmanbek Bakiyev's party an overwhelming victory despite opposition complaints it has slid back on democracy.