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9/12/2011 7:17:03 PM
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![]() America has now been at war for the longest period in its history; nearly 11 years in Afghanistan and more than eight years in Iraq. More ![]() Turkey's government vows to restitute hundreds of properties to members of its non-Muslim minorities. The decades-old seizures are a poignant symbol of the troubles facing those groups, and the decision is being seen as ground-breaking. More ![]() British Prime Minister David Cameron has acknowledged "difficulties" in relations between London and Moscow but says the two can overcome their differences. More ![]() Endemic poverty in parts of Afghanistan is forcing many poor families to sell their children in order to survive. More ![]() The new Chechen State Symphony Orchestra has performed its first concert in Grozny after an absence of some 15 years. More ![]() Thousands of ethnic Armenians attended a Mass held in a medieval Armenian cathedral in southeastern Turkey for the second time since its renovation in 2007. More ![]() Moscow authorities have demolished the Central Mosque, the Russian capital's oldest. More ![]() Ukrainian experts say the purpose of President Viktor Yanukovych's two-day visit to Turkmenistan is to boost bilateral economic ties centered on natural-gas deliveries. More ![]() Hundreds of Turkmen students enrolled at universities in Tajikistan have been barred by Turkmenistan's Migration Service from returning to resume their studies. More ![]() U.S. President Barack Obama has sent Congress a bill that he says will create thousands of American jobs through a mix of tax cuts, public works projects, and aid to state and local governments. More ![]() Bishkek Mayor Isa Omurkulov has said in court that people associated with former President Kurmanbek Bakiev distributed weapons to antigovernment protesters last year in order to "provoke deadly clashes." More ![]() Lawyers representing jailed Belarusian youth activist Zmitser Dashkevich have urged the Interior Ministry to approve his "conditional release." More ![]() Four would-be Kyrgyz presidential candidates have failed the mandatory Kyrgyz-language test since testing began last week. More ![]() The parents of some 40 Kyrgyz children infected with HIV through tainted blood transfusions are planning a mass protest. More ![]() Armenian Central Election Commission Chairman Garegin Azarian died of a heart attack on September 9 at the age of 50, just days after the publication by WikiLeaks of diplomatic correspondence alleging that the results of the February 2008 presidential ballot were falsified. More ![]() Barring an unlikely reprieve, it now looks certain former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko can expect a lengthy prison sentence. Yet prison bars will not silence her or those campaigning for freedom and democracy in Ukraine; a realization that is now dawning on authoritarian President Viktor Yanukovych. More |
------------------------------------------------------------------------ INTERVIEW WITH FORMER FBI AGENT ALI SOUFAN ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 'We Did Exactly What Al-Qaida Wanted Us to Do' Former FBI agent Ali Soufan successfully interrogated captured Islamist terrorists after 9/11 without resorting to "enhanced' techniques. In a SPIEGEL interview, he revealed how he got jihadists to talk using tea and trucker magazines and explained how 9/11 could have been prevented. http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,785558,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ INTERVIEW WITH FORMER GERMAN FINANCE MINISTER ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 'Germans Will Have to Pay' In a SPIEGEL interview, former German finance minister Peer Steinbrück, 64, now a prominent member of the opposition Social Democratic Party, argues for a complete overhaul of Europe's currency union -- one that would include euro bonds, strict rules and harsh sanctions. http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,785704,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ EURO-ZONE EXIT SCENARIOS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Germany Plans for Possible Greek Default The rest of the euro zone is losing patience with Greece. German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble is no longer convinced that Athens can be saved from bankruptcy. His experts at the Finance Ministry have been working on scenarios exploring what would happen if Greece left the euro zone. By SPIEGEL Staff. http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,785690,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ECB CHIEF ECONOMIST QUITS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jürgen Stark's Resignation Is Setback for Merkel The chief economist of the European Central Bank, Jürgen Stark, resigned on Friday, apparently over his opposition to the ECB's bond-buying program. The loss is embarrassing for Chancellor Angela Merkel, coming just months after the resignation of Axel Weber as Bundesbank president. http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,785668,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE WORLD FROM BERLIN ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Germans 'Irresponsible' to Think Aloud About Greek Default Greece outlined fresh budget cuts this weekend, but some members of the German government in Berlin are nonetheless speaking openly about the possibility of a Greek default and the country's departure from the euro. German media commentators say doubts about Athens' reform pledges are justified, but that an insolvency is far riskier than providing loans. http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,785743,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOFTENING STANCE AFTER SETBACKS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Israel Fears Complete Isolation Israel's relations with Turkey are ruined, the Palestinians plan to seek UN recognition for their own state, the embassy in Cairo was stormed: Jerusalem is under massive pressure. Even hard-line Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is starting to sound conciliatory. http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,785845,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FACEBOOK'S FOE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ German Minister Urges Government to Quit Facebook Germany's minister for consumer protection has urged her cabinet colleagues to shun Facebook amid data protection fears. She warned of "justified legal doubts" about the social networking site. http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,785712,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ EXECUTION IN TEXAS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Governor Perry's Death Mission In Texas, Steven Michael Woods is slated for execution on Tuesday, despite considerable doubts about his guilt. The inmate is fighting to have his sentence commuted, but his chances are diminishing. State Governor Rick Perry is considered a champion of the death penalty. http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,785821,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BERLIN TERROR SUSPECTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Alleged Connections to Afghanistan Police arrested two terror suspects in Berlin last week on the suspicion they might be planning an attack. Now SPIEGEL has learned that the two men reportedly had ties to a Berlin group that supports militant groups in Afghanistan. One may have received training at a terror camp. http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,785806,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PICTURE THIS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Weathering the Storm http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,785844,00.html#ref=nlint
RFE/RL Central Asia Report
9/12/2011 4:41:00 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 . |
![]() Bishkek Mayor Isa Omurkulov has said in court that people associated with former President Kurmanbek Bakiev distributed weapons to antigovernment protesters last year in order to "provoke deadly clashes." More ![]() Four would-be Kyrgyz presidential candidates have failed the mandatory Kyrgyz-language test since testing began last week. More ![]() People in a southern Kyrgyz village say they will handle criminal cases by themselves after being frustrated by local police and courts. More Around a dozen activists in Kazakhstan’s largest city Almaty have expressed their solidarity with striking oil workers and mourned two deaths in the western region of Manghystau. More ![]() The five Central Asian states are marking 20 years of independence this year. The leaders of the five will use their independence days to speak of the great accomplishments they've made since the collapse of the Soviet Union -- some genuine and some exaggerated. More ![]() An activist for striking oil workers in western Kazakhstan is reported to have been detained today. More ![]() Some 50 inhabitants of a settlement near Bishkek have blocked a central street in the Kyrgyz capital, in the latest such protest demanding utilities for settlements on the fringes of the city. More ![]() Kazakh authorities have introduced new color-coded uniforms for prison inmates which they say will make it easier to catch escaped convicts. More ![]() School children in Turkmenistan are being required to fill out a form that gives information on immediate family members going back three generations. More ![]() The lawyer for a Kyrgyz national on a U.S. list of global drug kingpins says his client has been released from a detention center in the United Arab Emirates. More ![]() A Kyrgyz political leader said in court on September 6 that former President Kurmanbek Bakiev was "aware" of the deadly shootings during clashes between protesters and security forces in 2010. More ![]() The deal is done. Russia's military presence in Tajikistan is there to stay -- at least for another 49 years. Now the question is what Dushanbe can get for allowing Moscow to extend leases on its bases on Tajik soil. More ![]() The recent publications of letters and columns by high-profile prisoners Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Yulia Tymoshenko have resurrected interest in the importance of prison correspondence. Methods of communication have become more sophisticated since the Soviet era, when political prisoners' writings were closely scrutinized and rarely published. But even with the growing reach of Facebook and Twitter, the impact of the printed word in traditional media is still proving surprisingly powerful. More ![]() Some 100 people picketed the Kyrgyz government building on September 6 to demand infrastructure for a settlement near Bishkek where they live. More ![]() The Kyrgyz Central Election Commission (BSK) says mandatory Kyrgyz-language tests for potential presidential candidates will begin on September 7. More ![]() Another inmate has died suspiciously at a notorious penitentiary in central Kazakhstan where rights activists say prisoners are abused. More ![]() A Kyrgyz political group led by foreign-educated activists has announced the formation of the Kyrgyz Liberal Democratic Party. More ![]() A retired Tajik journalist says he has been deported from Uzbekistan on spurious grounds. More ![]() Did Tajik border guards screw the pooch when it comes to the war on drugs? The suggestion that sniffer dogs provided by the United States may have been sold off certainly has Tajik officials on the defensive. More ![]() A Tajik newspaper editor who was attacked on his way to an end of Ramadan celebration says that he has met and forgiven his assailants. More ![]() Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov will soon release a new "spiritual guidebook" for the country that will replace the long-used "Rukhnama" (Book of the Soul) of his predecessor. More ![]() Former Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiev's nephew has been arrested and charged with using forged documents while trying to leave Kyrgyzstan More ![]() Dozens of Kyrgyz activists have picketed the Belarusian Embassy in Bishkek to demand the release of a prominent Belarusian rights activist jailed in Minsk last month. More ![]() Mamataziz Bizrukov, 63, an ethnic Uzbek, was detained two months ago and charged with murder and robbery during the violent clashes between ethnic Uzbeks and Kyrgyz in Osh and Jalal-Abad in June 2010. More |
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