RFE/RL CENTRAL ASIA REPORT
11/7/2011 9:12:17 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 . |
 Kazakh Journalist Convicted Of Libeling Police A Kazakh journalist has received an 18-month "restricted freedom" sentence after being found guilty of libel by an Almaty court. More  Soviet-Era Film On Battle For Moscow Premieres Again, 40 Years Later A Soviet-era movie is returning to Moscow cinemas some 40 years after its debut. "Frontline Moscow," which was created by a Kazakh film director, is dedicated to the 1941 battle to defend Moscow. More  Defeated Kyrgyz Presidential Candidate Vows 'Fight To The End' The runner-up in last month's Kyrgyz presidential election says he will continue to challenge the official results. More  3 Arrested In Kazakhstan Over Bombings Three men have been arrested in western Kazakhstan in connection with two bombs that exploded there last week. More  Will A Critical Voice Again Echo In The Tajik Parliament? As Tajikistan prepares to determine who will fill an unexpectedly vacated parliament seat, some see an opening for the return of a critical voice in the legislature. Such a voice has been missing since the silencing of the famous Microphone No. 6. More  Trial Of Kyrgyz Official's Son Postponed The trial of the son of the Bishkek mayor in connection with a fatal traffic accident has been postponed until November 15 due to the suspect being ill. More  Defeated Kyrgyz Presidential Candidate Announces End To Protests Defeated Kyrgyz presidential candidate Kamchybek Tashiev has announced his decision to halt protests by his supporters against the election results. More  Kazakhstan's Nur-Mubarak U Keeps The Faith Nearly nine months after Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was ousted by popular revolt, Kazakh officials dig in their heels over the name of the Nur-Mubarak Egyptian University of Islamic Culture, a religious educational institution in Almaty. More  Podcast: Hell On Earth...And Hope In Cyberspace In Episode 43 of The Blender, we look at how a growing culture of violence is destroying traditional ways of life in the North Caucasus republic of Daghestan. Plus, the challenges ahead for the new Kyrgyz president, and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's plans for using the Internet to forge links with ordinary people in Iran. More  Call Made To Probe Tajik Suspect's Death A Tajik antitorture coalition has called on the government to investigate the death of a suspect allegedly tortured in police detention. More Tajik Opposition Parties Not Contesting By-Election Tajik opposition parties have not proposed any candidates to take part in a by-election next month for a parliament seat. More  Arrest Made In Kazakh Murder Case The Kazakh Interior Ministry has announced it has detained a man suspected of involvement in the killing of a striking oil worker's daughter. More  Tajik Court Jails Three Islamists A court in Tajikistan's northern Sughd Province has sentenced three people convicted of membership in the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) to jail terms ranging from eight to nine years. More  Kazakh Officials Detain Suspect In Oil Worker's Killing Police in western Kazakhstan say they have arrested a suspect in the killing of a striking oil worker. More  Atambaev Wants To Close U.S. Air Base, But Can He? Kyrgyz President-elect Almazbek Atambaev has made headlines by announcing that the U.S. air base outside Bishkek – currently known as Manas Transit Center -- should be shut down by 2014. More  Golden Turkmenbashi Finds New Home It's been a tastelessly iconic symbol of Turkmenistan since it appeared in 1998: a 12-meter-tall, gold-plated statue of Saparmurat Niyazov, the country's longtime dictator, who also styled himself as "Turkmenbashi," or father of the Turkmen.More  Lawlessness Reigns In Tajik-Afghan Border Region Tajikistan's Shuroobod district has a reputation as a place where people, and even their livestock, go missing, and the sound of gunfire exchanged between border guards and drug smugglers is routine. More  Kazakh Judge Dismissed For Alleged Links To Extremists Exonerated A judge in northwestern Kazakhstan who was dismissed in September for his reported connection with extremist organizations has been exonerated by a military court. More  Will Central Asia's Autocrats Follow Kyrgyz Example? Kyrgyzstan's bumpy presidential election this October 30 drew a few harsh words from the international community, which approved the results but said "significant" work was still needed to avoid voter irregularities.But for perspective, look around the Central Asian neighborhood. More |
