RFE/RL Central Asia Report
08.04.2013
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about the five countries of Central Asia.
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Low Life Expectancy Continues To Plague Former Soviet Countries
The dramatic drop in life expectancy in Russia and much of the former Soviet Union has yet to be reversed, according to a recent study. More 
Kyrgyzstan Considers Castration For Sex Offenders
Legislation is being debated in Kyrgyzstan that would offer a new way to deal with convicted pedophiles: chemical castration. Various countries enforce castration as a way to prevent repeat offenses, but various rights concerns arise. More 
Dushanbe Protests Over Ex-Prime Minister's Release In Ukraine
Some 100 young men and women rallied in front of the U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe on April 5, protesting the release of former Prime Minister Abdumalik Abdullojonov from custody in Ukraine. More 
A Struggle To Make Ends Meet For Bishkek's Luli Children
The Luli minority of Kyrgyzstan is a formerly nomadic group, ethnically distinct from its Central Asian neighbors. During the Soviet era, authorities forced the Luli in Central Asia to stop their nomadic way of life and settle on plots of land provided by the state. Today, many Luli families in Kyrgyzstan live in poverty and some children in Bishkek resort to begging to help their families get by. RFE/RL's Kseniya Shilin documented the plight of these Luli children. (8 PHOTOS) More 
Ukraine Won't Extradite Tajik Ex-PM
Ukraine will not extradite Tajikistan's former Prime Minister Abdumalik Abdullojonov to his home country. More 
Explainer: What's Behind The Hunger Strike At Guantanamo Bay?
News that several detainees at Guantanamo have gone on hunger strike has refocused attention on the U.S.-run detention facility. RFE/RL looks at the issues surounding the prisoners' actions. More |