RFE/RL Central Asia Report
12/13/2010 6:13:31 PM
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about the five countries of Central Asia.
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Kyrgyz Uzbek Detained Over Illegal Weapons Cache
Kyrgyz officials say that one of several suspects arrested in the southern city of Osh for alleged involvement in a hidden weapons cache is an Uzbek citizen. More 
Osh Mayor Meets With Uzbek Leaders
Ethnic Uzbek community leaders have met with the mayor of Kyrgyzstan's southern city of Osh to discuss their security concerns, including reports of kidnappings. More 
Remittances From Russia Vital To Kyrgyz Stability
It's not an easy existence in Russia, but Elnur Kadyrova doesn't want to go back to her home in Kyrgyzstan anytime soon. More 
Kazakh Communist Freed From Jail After Lenin Monument Protest
A Kazakh Communist Party activist has been released from jail in the central city of Qaraghandy after spending seven days in prison. More
Kyrgyz Teacher Strikes Move North
Some 500 schoolteachers in northern Kyrgyzstan have picketed the local governor's office demanding a salary increase. More 
Slow Pace Of Coalition Talks Sparks Kyrgyz Crisis Fears
Time is running out for Kyrgyzstan's new parliament to form a coalition, and the rumblings that the country is on the brink of another political crisis are getting louder. Legislators are now on their second attempt at working out a solution, with the very real prospect that parliament will be dissolved should they fail. More 
Russians Back To The Border?
Russian border guards are up for returning to the Tajik-Afghan border, that is, if Tajikistan were to ask them to come back. More 
Nursultan Nazarbaev's Obsession With Immortality
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev has repeatedly used his post as president to call for renewed research into medical immortality. More 
Tajik Youth Look To Mosque For Outlet
Many Tajik youths complain about widespread poverty, unemployment, and a lack of opportunities, and the Tajik government worries that extremist groups are taking advantage of the situation to gather support among young people. More 
IMU Takes Root In Increasingly Insecure Northern Afghan Provinces
As Afghanistan and its partners try to combat the Taliban insurgency in the Pashtun-populated south, rising violence in ethnically mixed northern provinces poses another complex regional challenge. More 
Central Asia's Chinese Banker Takes A Holiday
The "Made in China" label can be found on goods sold worldwide. For Central Asia, most of what is new in the last five years was "Made by China," but that appears to be coming to an end, at least temporarily. More 
Kyrgyzstan Faces A Dilemma
Whether they're just or not, Zpress news website editor Kuban Abdymen says Kyrgyzstan's current trials -- including of senior officials under the former regime -- are fraught with the danger of destabilization. More 
IMU's Evolution Branches Back To Central Asia
A decade after its debut on the terrorism scene in the Pamirs as Central Asia's most aggressive militant group, the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) has undergone a transformation hundreds of kilometers to the southeast, in the mountains of Pakistan's restive Waziristan region. More |
