In recent years there have been discussions around changing the modern Kyrgyz flag, with minority groups such as Uzbeks, Dungans, Uighurs and Tatars feeling under-represented by the very ethnically-Kyrgyz orientated flag. Especially those from ethnic groups that would have been on the other side of the Manas vs. Genghis Khan battles.  Some people are also unhappy with the red background, concerned that it’s a remnant of the country’s communist past.

This flag wasn’t adopted until seven months after independence was declared in 1991 though, and until then they were still using the Soviet flag which was adopted in 1952. The Kyrgyz SSR’s flag was fairly typical of a Soviet flag with the standard hammer and sickle and red star on a red background. The distinguishing design of this flag was the blue and white stripes through the centre. Prior to this flag though earlier designs were simply the name of the country, written in a variety of languages including Kyrgyz, Uzbek and Russian, on a plain red background. That was before flags meant all that they do today!

RICHMOND, Va. — Flags are flying at half-staff on Tuesday in remembrance of an Israeli-American who used to live in Virginia and was among hostages taken by Hamas terrorists during the Oct. 7 attack that ignited the Gaza war.

They sought to keep their son and the other captives from being reduced to numbers, describing Hersh as a music and soccer lover and traveler with plans to attend university since his military service had ended. At events, Rachel often addressed her son directly, urging him to live another day.

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On Aug. 21, his parents addressed a hushed hall at the Democratic National Convention — after sustained applause and chants of “bring him home.”

His parents, U.S.-born immigrants to Israel, became perhaps the most high-profile relatives of hostages on the international stage. They met with U.S. President Joe Biden, Pope Francis and others and addressed the United Nations, urging the release of all hostages.

Yurts are somewhere between permanent tents and temporary houses, and are the homes that nomadic people, of which there are still many in Kyrgyzstan, live. They are made by draping layers and layers of hand-made felt over a wooden frame, forming a sort of tee-pee shape. They're really easy to assemble and disassemble (within the context of them being houses) and are literally picked up and moved when need be. In the context of a tent though they’re pretty time consuming and difficult to put up!

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The military said the hostages were killed shortly before Israeli forces were to rescue them. The news sparked calls for mass protests by families of the hostages who said they could have been returned alive in a cease-fire deal.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Sunday that flags should be flown at half-staff on all state and local buildings and grounds in the Commonwealth from Tuesday at sunrise until sunset.

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The sunrays around the tunduk in the centre aren’t just any old sunrays either – there are specifically 40 of them, representing the 40 tribes that were united by their national hero, Manas, to fight against Genghis Khan and the Mongols.

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“This is a political convention. But needing our only son — and all of the cherished hostages — home is not a political issue. It is a humanitarian issue,” said his father, Jon Polin. His mother, Rachel, who bowed her head during the ovation and touched her chest, said: “Hersh, if you can hear us, we love you, stay strong, survive.”

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The native of Berkeley, California, lost part of his left arm to a grenade blast in the Oct. 7 attack. In April, a Hamas-issued video showed him with his left hand missing, sparking new protests in Israel urging the government to do more to secure his and others’ freedom.

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Israel said early Sunday that it had recovered the bodies of hostages taken from a music festival where Palestinian militants killed scores of people, including Goldberg-Polin, whose parents had led a high-profile campaign for the captives' release.

Like most of their neighbours’ flags, the Kyrgyz didn’t just go for a basic tri colour or something. In fact, this is the only flag in the world that has a representation of a yurt on it. Yes, another flag with the only something in the world – this is a common theme in Central Asia.

Both wore stickers with the number 320, representing the number of days their son had been held. It had long become part of a morning ritual — tear a new piece of tape, write down another day.

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It is to be done "in memory and respect" of 23-year-old Hersh Goldberg-Polin, whose body was found this weekend by Israeli forces in a tunnel beneath the Gaza city of Rafah.

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The yellow circle with a cross in the centre of the flag is in fact the shape that is found at the top of every yurt, called a tunduk, and is iconic in the design of them. This isn’t the only place in Kyrgyzstan that you’ll see this design either – people have them built into their fences, painted on walls, used as logos for business, and much more.