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11/1/2011 9:12:54 PM
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 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  Interview: Marshall Goldman On Russia's WTO Bid After waiting nearly two decades, Russian appears to be on the brink of joining the World Trade Organization. Marshall Goldman, the former associate director of the Davis Center for Russian Studies at Harvard University and author of numerous books on the Russian economy, talked to RFE/RL about the implications of membership. More  Afghanistan and Pakistan To Jointly Investigate Rabbani Assassination The presidents of Afghanistan and Pakistan have committed their countries to jointly investigate the assassination of former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani on a day of talks hosted by their Turkish counterpart. More  Conference Mulls Internet Future U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has told government ministers, tech executives, and Internet activists from around the world that security threats and crime on the Internet must be battled in a way that does not curtail freedom of speech or economic opportunity. More  Russian TV Yanks Torture Report Viewers in the Russian Far East this week saw a surprisingly hard-hitting news report about alleged human rights abuses in Chechnya. Normally, heavily state-controlled Russian television depicts the republic as a peaceful and thriving region. But viewers in European Russia did not see the controversial story after Gazprom's NTV television pulled it for "reworking." More  Afghan Road-Map Efforts Kick Off In Turkey Senior international talks have begun in Turkey aimed at establishing a road map for Afghan security after the planned withdrawal of foreign troops from that country. More  Missing Persons Protest In Baluchistan Relatives of missing ethnic Baluchis in Pakistan say the bodies of more than 200 of their loved ones have been recovered in the past 15 months. More  Bakiev Trial Lawyers Demand New Judge awyers of defendants in the high-profile trial of former Kyrgyz top officials -- including ousted President Kurmanbek Bakiev -- plan to ask the Supreme Court to replace the judge presiding over the trial. More  Kyrgyz Victor Talks To Failed Candidates Kyrgyz President-elect Almazbek Atambaev says his two main challengers in the election could join Kyrgyzstan's next government. More  Islamist Group Claims Kazakh Bomber Officials in western Kazakhstan say they have identified the man who was killed on October 31 by an improvised explosive device he had reportedly prepared.More  Aga Khan Lays Tajik-Afghan Bridge Stone Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and the Aga Khan have laid the foundation stone of what will be the fifth bridge connecting Tajikistan to Afghanistan. More  Transdniester Frees Moldova 'Spy' Ilie Cazac, a 25-year-old former tax inspector was sentenced in February to 14 years in prison after being detained in March 2010 and accused of high treason and espionage on behalf of Moldova. More  Serbia, Pop Stars, and 'Interference' In Bulgaria's Election The Bulgarian blogosphere is buzzing with a hot topic: Serbia's biggest pop-folk star, Lepa Brena, and her private audience with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, which some see as direct support for the ruling political coalition. More  Tribal Truce In Eastern Afghanistan Falls Apart The three-year truce that the Afghan government forced on a violent land dispute in eastern Afghanistan and we described last week as "shaky" from the outset lasted just one day. More |
