RFE/RL CENTRAL ASIA REPORT
17.06.2013
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 . |
HRW Urges Russia Not To Extradite Uzbeks
Human Rights Watch has urged Russia not to extradite three ethnic Uzbeks to Kyrgyzstan, saying they will be at serious risk of torture there. More  Kyrgyzstan Remembers Ethnic Clashes Special events commemorating the victims of violent ethnic clashes three years ago have been held in Kyrgyzstan's southern regions of Osh and Jalal-Abad. More  Kyrgyz Ex-PM Sentenced In Absentia Kyrgyz former Prime Minister Daniyar Usenov has been sentenced in absentia to 15 years in prison. More Three alleged members of the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir Islamic group have been arrested in Kyrgyzstan's northern city of Naryn. More  UN-Backed Plan To Combat Central Asian Desertification Won't Hold Water The United Nations launched an ambitious 10-year project to combat desertification in 2006. As the UN marks World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought seven years later, there is little to show for the effort. More  The Wonders Of Tajikistan's 'Roof Of The World' The Murghob region of eastern Tajikistan, set high in the Pamir Mountains, is sometimes known as the Roof of the World. The region borders China to the east and Afghanistan to the south, and is also home to ethnic Kyrgyz nomads. Although Murghob’s mountainous landscape, arid climate, and isolation result in tough economic pressures, the region is beginning to open up to trade with western China and a fledgling tourism industry. RFE/RL Kyrgyz Service correspondent Janyl Chytyrbaeva visited the remote region and filed this photo gallery. (16 PHOTOS) More  Imam's Home Sex Video Sparks Scandal In Tajikistan Tajik authorities say they are investigating how video clips showing a couple having sex ended up on the Internet. The issue is particularly sensitive since the man who admitted shooting the scene with his wife is a village imam. More  Expanding The Nazarbaev Clan Nursultan Nazarbaev has ruled Kazakhstan since 1991 and his family controls much of the energy-rich Central Asian state's wealth. But even as the speculation as to who will succeed the 72-year-old as president continues to bubble under the surface, it seems his family is linking to other families of the petro-fueled elite in dynastic fashion. More |
