RFE/RL Central Asia Report
11/30/2010 11:33:54 AM
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about the five countries of Central Asia.
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'Militants Killed' In South Kyrgyz Raid
Authorities say police shot dead three members of a banned Islamist movement and a fourth was killed after detonating a grenade. More 
OSCE Members Urged To Address Human Rights In Kazakhstan
Human rights activists and journalists from Kazakhstan and other countries are urging OSCE member states to "increase the efficiency of [their] dialogue" with Kazakh officials about human rights in Kazakhstan. More Kyrgyz Interior Minister Zarylbek Rysaliev said in Bishkek that nine suspects were arrested last week while allegedly preparing to carry out terrorist attacks in the capital and in the southern cities of Osh and Jalal-Abad. More 
In Southern Kyrgyzstan, Rebuilding Under Way But Anger Still Simmers
Five months after ethnic clashes left 400 people dead in southern Kyrgyzstan, many Uzbeks and Kyrgyz in Osh say they're not ready to forgive or forget. More 
Tajiks Begin Sangtuda-2 Hydro Project
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and Iranian Energy Minister Majid Namju have attended a ceremony opening construction of the Sangtuda-2 hydropower plant. More 
Shanghai Group Pledges Cooperation
Prime ministers from Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states have wrapped up an annual meeting by vowing to strengthen ties. More 
Monument To Latvian Pre-WWII Leader To Be Erected In Turkmenistan
A monument to Latvia's pre-World War II Prime Minister Karlis Ulmanis is to be erected in Turkmenistan's port city of Turkmenbashi (formerly Krasnovodsk). More 
Tajik Daily Suspends Publication
Tajikistan's only daily newspaper, "Imruz News" (News Today), has suspended publication less than three months after it was launched. More 
Second Uzbek Athlete Fails Doping Test
A second athlete from Uzbekistan has failed a doping test for a banned stimulant at the Asian Games. More 
Tajik Official: Two More Militants Killed
Tajikistan's Interior Ministry says two more gunmen have been killed in Rasht, an eastern district where authorities have been targeting Islamic militants for two months. More 
'Snatched' Kazakh Newborn Returned
A woman has been arrested for allegedly snatching a newborn baby boy from a hospital in the Kazakh city of Almaty. More 
Kyrgyz Man Rescued From Abandoned Mine
A Kyrgyz man trapped in an abandoned mine for three days has been rescued. More 
Tajik Students Return From Iran
Some 137 Tajik students who had been studying in Iranian madrasahs arrived in Dushanbe on November 22 after official concerns about their radicalization abroad. More |
