RFE/RL Central Asia Report
1/3/2011 8:28:37 PM
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about the five countries of Central Asia.
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Tajik Guards Killed On Afghan Border
At least two Tajik servicemen have been killed in a gun battle with some 30 suspected drug smugglers who entered the country from Afghanistan last week. More Security Council Secretary Marat Imankulov was relieved of that post and appointed first deputy chairman of the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) and simultaneously the director of the counterterrorism center. More 
Kyrgyz Teachers Give Pay Ultimatum
A teachers union in Kyrgyzstan has given the government until the end of January to comply with teachers' demand for a fourfold salary increase or face the prospect of a countrywide strike. More 
Kyrgyz Prez Honors Veteran Activists
President Roza Otunbaeva presented the Dank (Glory) medal to Tolekan Ismailova and Aziza Abdrasulova at the presidential office in Bishkek for their contribution to democracy and the improvement of human rights. More Fayzulla Iskhakov, who once taught communist ideology to several current officials in Uzbekistan, quit the Communist Party just before the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. More 
Push Mounts To Extend Nazarbaev Rule
Opposition leaders have questioned methods the group has used to collect the signatures. More 
Polio Epidemic in Tajikistan 'Almost Over'
Tajikistan says a polio epidemic last summer that led Russia temporarily to ban entry to Tajik children under the age of six is almost over. More Authorities in Kyrgyzstan say nine people have been detained in connection with a foiled bomb attack in Bishkek at the weekend, and a blast in the capital last month that injured four people. More 
Kazakhs Pan Presidential Extension
Several prominent Kazakh opposition politicians have voiced objections to a proposed nationwide referendum on extending President Nursultan Nazarbaev's term in office until 2020. More 
Bakiev's Brother 'Seen In Kyrgyzstan'
A top Kyrgyz Interior Ministry official says a brother of the ousted president, being tried in absentia in connection with the deaths of antigovernment protesters, has been sighted in several Kyrgyz cities. More 
Otunbaeva Says Kyrgyzstan 'Cleaning Things Up'
When Kyrgyz opposition leader Roza Otunbaeva rose to the helm of her country’s government following the April overthrow of former President Kurmanbek Bakiev, she came sporting a squeaky-clean political reputation. She tells RFE/RL her country is now undertaking its own clean-up process, which includes addressing and adapting to new political realities. More |
