RFE/RL CENTRAL ASIA REPORT
22.07.2013
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 . |
A Russian rocket crashed just after taking off from Kazakhstan's Baikonur space center on July 2, causing no immediate injuries, but spreading a cloud of burning rocket fuel into the air. Residents of the district worry that they have yet to see the full environmental and health effects of the disaster. But regional officials have been slow to provide any information. (Video by Asylkhan Mamashuly, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service) More  Kyrgyz Police Break Up Interethnic Clash Authorities in Kyrgyzstan have sent additional security forces to the southern city of Uzgen after an incident involving police and members of the Uzbek community. More  Uzbek Diaspora Leader's 'Body Found' Tajik officials say the body of Uzbek diaspora leader Salim Shamsiddinov may have been found in a river in neighboring Uzbekistan. More  Russia Snubs Tajik Journalist A well-known Tajik opposition journalist has been denied entry at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport. More Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says Beijing will continue to provide Kyrgyzstan with "all kinds of support" for Kyrgyz infrastructure projects. More Kyrgyz Terror Group Members Jailed A Bishkek district court has sentenced nine people convicted of being members of a terrorist group. More |
