Month: May 2003

From my DevelopmentEx security report:

KYRGYZSTAN: On Monday, 18 Kyrgyz women launched a hunger strike to demand a meeting with President Askar Akayev in the Bishkek apartment of opposition parliamentary deputy Azimbek Beknazarov. The strikers want to discuss the punishment of those responsible for the March 2002 shootings of demonstrators in the Aksy District in southern Kyrgyzstan. Last week, police detained the women when they tried to obtain a meeting with Akayev.

This has been an ongoing issue in Kyrgyzstan. The shooting caught public attention, and people have continued to protest about it for over a year.

From my DevelopmentEx security report:

KYRGYZSTAN: On Monday, 18 Kyrgyz women launched a hunger strike to demand a meeting with President Askar Akayev in the Bishkek apartment of opposition parliamentary deputy Azimbek Beknazarov. The strikers want to discuss the punishment of those responsible for the March 2002 shootings of demonstrators in the Aksy District in southern Kyrgyzstan. Last week, police detained the women when they tried to obtain a meeting with Akayev.

This has been an ongoing issue in Kyrgyzstan. The shooting caught public attention, and people have continued to protest about it for over a year.

A report on old people in post-communist Europe, from HelpAge International. The plight of the elderly is awful out here, and it’s good to see it getting some attention. The increase in “street elderly” is something I’ve seen myself. Unfortunately, the measures that HelpAge calls for are not likely to ever be implemented.

A report on old people in post-communist Europe, from HelpAge International. The plight of the elderly is awful out here, and it’s good to see it getting some attention. The increase in “street elderly” is something I’ve seen myself. Unfortunately, the measures that HelpAge calls for are not likely to ever be implemented.

A report on old people in post-communist Europe, from HelpAge International. The plight of the elderly is awful out here, and it’s good to see it getting some attention. The increase in “street elderly” is something I’ve seen myself. Unfortunately, the measures that HelpAge calls for are not likely to ever be implemented.

World Bank Research WB Research – Breaking the Conflict Trap: Civil War and Development Policy Sections This is a really interesting (and long) report about the impact of civil conflict on health and economies. If you don’t have time for the whole thing, just read the overview. One interesting fact – the mortality rate for children as well as adults goes way up during conflict, even when children are not combatants.

World Bank Research WB Research – Breaking the Conflict Trap: Civil War and Development Policy Sections This is a really interesting (and long) report about the impact of civil conflict on health and economies. If you don’t have time for the whole thing, just read the overview. One interesting fact – the mortality rate for children as well as adults goes way up during conflict, even when children are not combatants.