RFE/RL Central Asia Report
12/20/2010 8:48:15 PM
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about the five countries of Central Asia.
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Kazakh Jailed Over Housing Protest
A Kazakh activist has been jailed for 15 days for organizing a protest against Almaty authorities over real-estate deals gone wrong. More 
Tajikistan On Road To Energy Self-Sufficiency, Dicier Relations With Tashkent
Russia's Gazprom says it's found a significant volume of gas in Tajikistan -- not a large amount, but enough to change the country's fortunes and possibly the regional balance of power. More 
Bakiev Nephew's Appeal Postponed
A court in northern Kyrgyzstan has postponed hearing an appeal by a nephew of ousted President Kurmanbek Bakiev into his 10-year jail sentence for involvement in unrest earlier this year. More 
More Kyrgyz Teachers Join Pay Protest
Some 600 secondary school and kindergarten teachers today picketed the municipal administration building in Balykchy in Kyrgyzstan's northern Issyk-Kul region in a protest over pay. More 
Kyrgyzstan Approves New Government
Kyrgyzstan has approved a new government, ending more than two months of political uncertainty following October's parliamentary elections. In doing so, the nation has in effect completed its constitutional reform aimed at creating Central Asia's first parliamentary democracy. More 
New Kyrgyz PM: U.S. Base 'Has 4 Years'
Almazbek Atambaev told parliament the transit center at the Bishkek airport operated by U.S. forces to support operations in Afghanistan would remain for four more years. More 
Don't Believe Everything You Hear About Turkmenistan
More Thousands of Kyrgyz teachers are taking to the streets demanding an immediate pay increase and threatening open-ended protests if their demands are not met. More 
Amnesty Faults Kyrgyz Justice Efforts
Amnesty International has found fault with Kyrgyz authorities' efforts to bring to justice those behind the ethnic violence that erupted in the south of the country this June. In a new report, the rights group says most of those brought to trial so far have been ethnic Uzbeks -- and questions if there has been enough attention paid to the actions of ethnic Kyrgyz. Authorities in Bishkek have rejected the report, saying everyone is treated equally before the law. More 
No Fireworks In Osh
If residents of the conflict-stricken southern Kyrgyz city of Osh are still in a mood to celebrate the New Year, they'll have to do it without fireworks. More 
The Deep Roots Of Nepotism In Central Asia
Nepotism became a great danger for Kyrgyzstan, menacing its very integrity. And it's not alone in the region. More 
TAPI Pipeline Signed, Sealed -- Not Yet Delivered
An agreement on the Turkmen-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India natural gas pipeline has been reached after 15 years of negotiations. But the project most overcome a number of obstacles, including financing and a proposed route that would take the pipeline through some of the most hotly contested territory in the world. More |
