RFE/RL CENTRAL ASIA REPORT
11.02.2013
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 . |
 Osh Concert Seeks To Heal Ethnic Rift In Kyrgyzstan Ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbek singers played to a packed audience in Osh this weekend in a concert aimed at easing tensions three years after ethnic clashes left hundreds of people dead. More  New York Composer Writes Requiem For Victims Of Zhanaozen Massacre A New York City composer has written a requiem for the victims of the unrest that broke out just over a year ago in the Kazakh oil town of Zhanaozen. RFE/RL attended a rehearsal of the piece in New York City and spoke with composer David Fulmer about what inspired him to reflect on the tragedy through music. More  Bishkek's Lenin Museum Keeps Soviet Realism Alive Kyrgyzstan renames a National Historical Museum and fills it with exhibits documenting the country's natural and political history, but many still refer to it as the "Lenin Museum." (22 PHOTOS) More A court in Ukraine has ruled that former Tajik Prime Minister Abdumalik Abdullojonov can be held in detention for up to 40 days while authorities await documents from Dushanbe regarding his possible extradition. Abdullojonov was arrested on February 5 at Boryspil Airport near Kyiv on an international warrant after arriving from the United States. His lawyer told RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service that if extradited, Abdullojonov's life would be in danger. More  Interview: Lawyer 'Cannot Rule Out Crime' In TeliaSonera Deals With Uzbekistan A Swedish lawyer investigating how Scandinavian telecommunications giant TeliaSonera secured deals in Uzbekistan says "we cannot rule out that crime has taken place." More  Kazakhs Try To Stamp Out The Hookah Kazakhstan's deputy minister of health, Erik Baizhunusov, has warned against the creeping rise of waterpipes as part of a broader government offensive to combat the use of tobacco in the country. More  Report Says 54 Countries Offered Rendition Support A rights advocacy groups says more than 50 countries cooperated with the CIA's secret program to detain and forcefully interrogate terrorist suspects following deadly attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001. More Kumis, or fermented mare's milk, is well known in Central Asia as a mildly alcoholic refreshment. Now a group of Kazakh university students have given kumis a new purpose as an ingredient in hand-made soap. (Produced by RFE/RL's Kazakh Service) More |
