RFE/RL CENTRAL ASIA REPORT
28.01.2013
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 . |
 U.S. Photographer Captures 'Central Asian Metaphor' For Life "White road" -- the words offered to travelers throughout much of Central Asia as they embark upon a journey. American Ivan Sigal, 43, was bid "white road" countless times between 1998 and 2005, as he and his camera crisscrossed the steppe. RFE/RL correspondents Richard Solash and Golnaz Esfandiari recently sat down with Sigal to discuss his new book, "White Road." More  Russian Antismoking Bill Targets A Central Asian Staple A new draft antismoking law could deprive Central Asian migrants in Russia of one of their few pleasures -- a smokeless tobacco called nasvai. More  Interview: Author Discusses Asia's Water Woes Brahma Chellaney, a professor at the New Delhi-based Center for Policy Research, has sounded alarms about the potential for conflict over water resources in Asia. RFE/RL talks to Chellaney about where the potential conflicts lie. More The British supermarket chain Tesco this month withdrew burgers from its stores in the U.K. and Ireland when DNA tests revealed that the packages, labeled as beef, contained some horse meat. The meat is not sold in Britain and its presence in ground beef was seen as gross negligence by the supplier. But in Kazakhstan, where horse meat is seen as a delicacy, consumers are wondering what all the fuss is about. (Video by Madi Bekmaganbetov, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service) More  Karimov: World Can Learn From Uzbeks From charges of torture in its prisons to boycotts over children working in its cotton fields, it's not often that Uzbekistan is praised by an international organization these days. More |
