 RFE/RL Central Asia Report 12/16/2009 6:36:48 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 . |
 Russian Journalist Beaten In Kyrgyzstan A reporter for the Russian BaltInfo news agency was beaten in Kyrgyzstan's capital today, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service reports. More  WHO Confirms 14 Swine-Flu Cases In Tajikistan A World Health Organization (WHO) official has said there are 14 swine-flu cases in Tajikistan, RFE/RL's Tajik Service reports. More  U.S. Wants Cooperation, But Also Progress On Rights, Democracy A U.S. Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee held a special hearing on Central Asia on December 15 to discuss the Obama administration's policy toward a region that has grown in importance recently for many countries. More  Uzbek Group Protests Jailed Sisters' Rape An Uzbek human rights organization is calling for justice after reports of two sisters being gang-raped in jail in Tashkent, RFE/RL's Uzbek Service reports. More  Suspects In Reporter Death 'Illegally Freed' Melis Tashiev says two policemen suspected of killing his brother, independent journalist Almaz Tashiev, in Kyrgyzstan's southern city of Osh have been illegally released, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service reports. More  Tajiks Uncover Massive Breakout Plot Tajikistan's prosecutor-general told RFE/RL that an investigation by the National Security Committee has shown that Emergency Situations Minister Mirzo Ziyoev Ziyoev and 49 others were plotting an armed operation to release some of their supporters from jail. More  Jailed Kazakh Journalist's Appeal Rejected The Zhambyl regional appeals court in southern Kazakhstan has upheld the verdict against jailed independent journalist Ramazan Esergepov, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reports. More  With One Flick Of A Switch Moscow's near monopoly over Central Asian gas routes has now been broken. More  A Turkmen Holiday Without Turkmenbashi Turkmenistan is celebrating a major national holiday without its traditional images of late President Saparmurat "Turkmenbashi" Niyazov, RFE/RL's Turkmen Service reports. More  China's Hu On Central Asian Energy Tour Chinese President Hu Jintao is in Kazakhstan on the first leg of a regional tour to boost energy ties with Central Asia. Hu will also visit Turkmenistan, where he is due to attend the formal opening on December 14 of a gas pipeline connecting China to Central Asia. More  '89 Kyrgyz Protests Verged On Ethnic Conflict Kyrgyzstan today is still a place where people of different ethnicity live together peacefully. But in the summer and fall of 1989, it really seemed as if things could turn out far worse. I don't think we realized the danger of the fire we were playing with. More  Kyrgyz Analyst Beaten, Robbed In Bishkek A Kyrgyz political analyst was severely beaten and robbed in Bishkek late on December 9, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service reports. More  WHO Announces 'Very Good News' On Cures For the past 15 years, the UN's World Health Organization (WHO) has been focusing on tuberculosis, or TB, with a goal of curing people already infected and eventually eradicating the disease. The organization says new data shows it has exceeded that goal. More  'SMS Divorces' Cut Tajik Migrants' Ties To Home Tajik migrant laborers have found a convenient way to cut their family ties to home. More  A Shining OSCE Example? Doubts hound the rights watchdog's decision to hand its chairmanship to Kazakhstan. More  Tajik Wrongly Jailed In Russia Finds Justice In Strasbourg Rahmatullo Nazarov, a 29-year-old Tajik citizen who spent three years behind bars in Russia on drug-related charges, was recently awarded 18,500 euros ($27,000) in compensation by the European Court of Human Rights. The Strasbourg-based court ruled in favor of his complaint that he was treated inhumanely during his detention. More  HRW Tells Kyrgyzstan To Stop Harassing Rights Monitors Human Rights Watch is urging the Kyrgyz government to immediately stop harassing human rights monitors doing research in southern Kyrgyzstan. More |
