Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

RFE/RL Central Asia Report 3/5/2012 9:03:04 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 .

 

NGOs Accept Validity Of Osh Election Kyrgyzstan's leading nongovernmental organizations have recognized the municipal elections in the country's second city of Osh. More   Osh Mayor's Party Wins City Elections Osh Mayor Melis Myrzakmatov's party has won municipal elections, virtually assuring Myrzakmatov will keep his job despite government opposition. More   Dozens Face Trial For Zhanaozen Riots More than 40 local citizens will face trial for their alleged involvement in deadly December riots in the southwestern Kazakh town of Zhanaozen. More   Controversial Osh Mayor's Fate Hinges On Election The controversial mayor of Osh faces an uncertain future on March 4 as residents vote for a new city council. More   U.K. In Troop Talks With Tajiks Britain’s Minister of State for the Armed Forces, Nick Harvey, has discussed with Tajik leaders possible transit routes for the withdrawal of British troops from Afghanistan in 2014. More   47 On Terror Charges In Kazakhstan Forty-seven people charged with terrorism are expected to face trial in Kazakhstan's western city of Atyrau. More   Kazakh President Says University Bearing His Name Could Be Privatized Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev said a state university in Astana bearing his name could be privatized. More   Zhanaozen Clash Suspects Amnestied Authorities in Kazakhstan have amnestied six suspects who were detained for alleged involvement in the December violence in the western town of Zhanaozen. More   Firebrand Mayor's Forces Rally In Osh Thousands of people have taken part in an opposition protest in the southern Kyrgyz city of Osh ahead of local elections in the city. More   Kyrgyz Warden Fired After Custody Death The warden of the detention center of the Kyrgyz State Committee for National Security (UKMK) has been fired following the death in custody of a traffic-police officer, a UKMK spokesperson said. More   'Banned' Uzbek Singer To Hold Concert A popular Uzbek pop singer, who for all intents and purposes was banned from performing over alleged antigovernment remarks, has reportedly received official permission to stage her first concert in her homeland since 2007. More   Tajikistan Asks Russia To Pay Rent Tajikistan's ambassador to Russia says his country expects Russia to pay rent for bases it uses on Tajik territory. More   Russia Still Detaining Tajik Tycoon A Tajik businessman arrested in Moscow in 2010 on a warrant from Tajikistan has not been released from custody after his term of pretrial detention expired. More   World Bank Ready To Help Rebuild Osh A World Bank team has visited the Kyrgyz southern city of Osh to discuss projects aimed at improving the city's infrastructure, which was severely damaged during the ethnic clashes that erupted in Kyrgyzstan in June 2010. More   Kyrgyz Artists Highlight Migrants' Big-Apple Illusions A Kyrgyz couple has created an art installation that sheds light on the disorienting situation faced by many Central Asian immigrants in New York. More   Most Kyrgyz Software 'Illegal' An official from Microsoft says more than 90 percent of the software programs used on computers in Kyrgyzstan are believed to be illegal copies. More   Almaty Lawyers Slam 'Interference' Officials of the Almaty Lawyers Association say they are coming under pressure from Kazakh authorities. More   OSCE Urges Kyrgyz To Lift Website Ban The media-freedom representative of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has called on Kyrgyzstan's government to immediately lift its block on the Fergananews.com news website. More   Kyrgyz PM Sacks Border Officials Kyrgyzstan's Prime Minister Omurbek Babanov has decided to sack all customs officials, border guards and police at the country’s two international airports, in what's being described as a bid to curb corruption. More   Era Of Happiness Declared In Turkmenistan State-run media in Turkmenistan have declared that the Central Asian country has entered a new "era of supreme happiness of the stable state" in the wake of President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov's landslide reelection victory. More