 RFE/RL Central Asia Report 11/11/2009 5:58:52 PM A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about the five countries of Central Asia.For more stories on Central Asia, please visit and bookmark our Central Asia page . |
| Kyrgyzstan Reports More Swine Flu Infections But No Deaths The number of swine flu patients in Kyrgyzstan has reached 27, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service reports. More  Ousted Kyrgyz President Marks 65th Birthday In Exile Former Kyrgyz President Askar Akaev celebrated his 65th birthday on November 10 in self-imposed exile in Moscow, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service reports. More  Electricity Being Rationed In Some Tajik Provinces Tajikistan has introduced electricity rationing in some of its provinces after a major blackout in the country, RFE/RL's Tajik Service reports. More  Jailed Uzbek Dissident's Daughter Being Harrassed By Police The daughter of jailed Uzbek dissident writer Yusuf Juma says police are visiting her home every day and night and interrogating her, RFE/RL's Uzbek Service reports. More  Supporters Of Jailed Kazakh Activist Says Case Politically Motivated Supporters of leading Kazakh human rights activist Yevgeny Zhovtis say his case is politically motivated, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reports. More  Eyewitness Says Explosion Started Deadly Kazakh Fire Kazakh officials are investigating a fire in a warehouse in Astana on November 9 that killed at least 14 people, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reports. More  Reactions (And Overreactions) To Virus's Spread As the swine-flu virus continues to spread through the Balkans and the former Soviet Union, the measures taken by some governments range from bizarre and befuddled to seemingly political. More Some 2,000 Kazakhs are planning to go on the hajj -- the holy pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia -- despite the swine flu epidemic, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reports. More  Uzbek Opposition Leader Reportedly Freed Uzbek opposition leader Sanjar Umarov has been freed after four years in jail, a pro-opposition website reported on November 8, in a move that could help the Central Asian state further improve ties with the West. More  Bans, Burqinis, And 'Bad Hijab' Islamic female clothing has become as much a political statement as it is a religious statement in many countries. More  It's Not Easy Being An Environmentalist In Turkmenistan A court in Turkmenistan has overturned a five-year jail sentence handed down last week to a biologist whose environmental organization was shut down by the state in 2003. The case marks the second time in three years that Andrei Zatoka has been sentenced and detained before being released, and highlights the difficulties activists commonly encounter in Central Asia. More  Kyrgyz President's Son's New Role When Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiev put the finishing touches on his restructured government last week, he entrusted the country's future economic course to a person he has known for decades -- his youngest son, Maksim Bakiev. More  Unmasking The Truth About Swine Flu As concerns over massive outbreaks of swine flu rise in many countries with the onset of the influenza season, doctors say much is misunderstood about how people contract the disease. We speak to experts to learn more, and whether there is any cause for panic. RFE/RL correspondent Charles Recknagel reports. More  Kyrgyz Journalist Recovering After Being Beaten In Osh Kyrgyz journalist Kubanychbek Joldoshev was beaten by unknown assailants and hospitalized in Osh on November 2, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service reports. More |
