 RFE/RL Central Asia Report 10/18/2010 4:45:47 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 . |
 Uzbek VOA Freelancer Fined Tashkent's Mirzo Ulugbek district court has fined an Uzbek reporter for the U.S.-funded radio station Voice of America (VOA) the equivalent of about $10,000. More  Kyrgyz Election Victors In Moscow Leaders of at least three parties that garnered the most votes in the Kyrgyz parliamentary elections on October 10 have traveled to Moscow. More  Local Tajik Commanders in Rasht Agree To Lay Down Their Weapons Tajik officials have reportedly convinced some local Islamic commanders to end their confrontation with government forces in the country's volatile eastern Rasht Valley. Over 60 government troops have been killed in Rasht since a bloody conflict began there with an ambush on a military convoy on September 19. More  Kyrgyz Suspects, Lawyers Beaten Defendants and the lawyers in criminal cases resulting from the June ethnic clashes in Kyrgyzstan's southern city of Osh have been beaten outside of a courthouse. More  Uzbekistan Explains Golf Club Raid Uzbek authorities have officially explained why security forces raided a South Korean-owned golf club in Tashkent last week. More  14 Detained In Tajikistan For Blast Fourteen suspected terrorists were captured and a quantity of guns confiscated during a special operation in the Istaravshan district of northern Tajikistan. More  Tajiks Turn To OSCE Over Rail Dispute The Tajik government has formally asked the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to send a fact-finding mission to look into a railroad dispute between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. More  Afghanistan's First New Railroad On Track Afghanistan has not had a functioning railroad for 100 years. But a link is now being completed between the Uzbek border and the northern city of Mazar-e Sharif to connect with the outside world. More  Interview: Former Kyrgyz President Denies Backing A Party Five political parties received enough votes in Kyrgyzstan's October 10 elections to win parliamentary representation. Now they're engaged in negotiations to form a governing coalition. RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service asked former President Kurmanbek Bakiev if he played a role in the elections. More  Rumblings Heard After Kyrgyzstan's Election Kyrgyzstan's parliamentary elections seemed to go well, but just days after the October 10 poll there are signs of discontent from various quarters. As coalition talks begin, a disputed vote count could change the electoral arithmetic. More  Tajikistan Offers Amnesty To Insurgents The Tajik government has offered an amnesty to armed groups fighting government troops in the east of the country if they declare a cease-fire. More The website of a Vienna-based Turkmen human rights group was hacked and inaccessible for several days. More  Tajik President's Hometown Embarrased By Media Coverage A local official from Tajik President Emomali Rahmon's home district has formally asked state television channels to reduce their coverage of the region. More A pregnant woman staying at a Dubai hotel had to hurry from her room for a nearby hospital to deliver her baby. Luckily for her, she never made it. More  Kyrgyz Party Protests Vote Results The United Kyrgyzstan party says it will hold nationwide protests to challenge the official results of last weekend's elections after it failed to clear the threshold to get into parliament. More  Armed Robbers Stop Cars Near Tajik-Afghan Border Taxi drivers in eastern Tajikistan say they are using alternative routes after armed groups began attacking and robbing taxis on a highway near the Tajik-Afghan border. More Tajik students studying at Islamic universities abroad are complaining that Tajik authorities are pressuring their parents to persuade them to return home. More  Kazakh High Court To Review Jailed Activist's Case Kazakhstan's Supreme Court today agreed to rule on an appeal by jailed opposition activist Aidos Sadykov. More  Kyrgyz Parliamentary Vote Results Point To Potential Stalemate Ata-Jurt, a nationalist party that has strong support among ethnic Kyrgyz in the south, has emerged as the leader by the narrowest of margins in Kyrgyzstan's parliamentary elections. More |
