RFE/RL Central Asia Report
04.06.2012
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about the five countries of Central Asia.
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Who Killed The Kazakh Border Guards?
Fifteen bodies -- 14 of them border guards -- were found on May 30 on the Kazakh-Chinese frontier but there are still no clear answers as to how they died. More A court in western Kazakhstan has sentenced 13 people to jail terms between three and seven years for inciting mass disorder in the oil town of Zhanaozen last year, sparking a frenzy in the courtroom. More 
Kazakhstan Halts Showings Of 'Dictator'
Cinemas in Kazakhstan have stopped showing "The Dictator," the satire from "Borat" comic actor Sacha Baron Cohen, after two weeks. More 
Security Tightened For Osh Anniversary
Authorities in the southern Kyrgyz city of Osh have begun carrying out passport checks ahead of the second anniversary of deadly ethnic clashes between ethnic Uzbeks and Kyrgyz. More 
Uzbekistan's Newest Social Network Looks Awfully Familiar
While cloned websites are nothing new in Uzbekistan, the latest attempt to set up a local social network in the Central Asian country pulls out all the stops. Youface.uz's resemblance to Facebook is hard to overlook, and it doesn't stop with the welcome page. More 
Kyrgyz Migrant Women Brutally Assaulted In 'Patriotic' Videos
A string of online videos has surfaced in recent months portraying Kyrgyz women being brutally assaulted and humiliated. The authors of the clips, which appear to have been shot in Russia, describe themselves as "Kyrgyz patriots" on a mission to punish female migrants for associating with non-Kyrgyz men. More 
British Climbers Plan To Knock Spots Off Snow Leopards
Forget about climbing Everest, there are not many achievements in the grueling sport of mountaineering that are more coveted than the Snow Leopard Award. More 
Nazarbaev Slams Social Networks
Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbaev has condemned online social networks and information technologies for what he describes as “spreading lies and propagating violence and evil.” More 
Jailed Tajik Oligarch's Lawyer Arrested
Tajikistan's anticorruption agency says a lawyer representing jailed former oligarch Nizomkhon Juraev has been arrested on forgery and corruption charges. More 
Kazakh Antelope 'Died Of Disease'
Kazakhstan’s Agriculture Ministry announced that the mass death of rare saiga antelope was caused by an infectious disease called pasteurellosis. More |
