 RFE/RL Central Asia Report 8/30/2010 5:19:50 PM 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 . |
 TV Company HQ In Southern Kyrgyzstan To Be Rebuilt The Kyrgyz government plans to allocate 17 million soms ($365,000) to rebuild the headquarters of the Jalal-Abad Oblast Television Company. More  25 Parties Register For Kyrgyz Vote Some 25 political parties so far have successfully registered to take part in upcoming parliamentary elections, according to a Central Election Commission member. More  Daily Ambitions For the first time in nearly two decades, Tajiks will be able to start their day by leafing through the pages of their own daily newspaper. More  Kyrgyz Launch Hydroelectric Plant Kyrgyzstan has launched a $200 million hydroelectric power plant, its first since the collapse of the Soviet Union. More  I Have Your Pictures From Osh You were there, at the Ala-Too restaurant on Masalieva Street, I believe it's called, in Osh on March 14. More  Words Of Prayer And Reconciliation For Southern Kyrgyzstan Since the clashes in the south in June between ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbeks, officials throughout Kyrgyzstan have been careful when talking about the victims of the violence to avoid any mention of a specific group. That was probably wise. But for the process of reconciliation to take hold, it's necessary to speak about how "Kyrgyz" and "Uzbeks" can find common ground. More  Belarus Again Refuses To Extradite Ousted Kyrgyz President Kyrgyzstan's prosecutor-general says Belarusian officials have refused for the second time to extradite ousted Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiev. More  Disabled Uzbek Man Tries To Crown President A disabled Uzbek man has ridden over 500 kilometers in his wheel-chair -- in the hope of crowning President Islam Karimov on Independence Day More  Interview: Osh Governor Says 'We Have To Remove The Fear' Sooronbai Jeenbekov discusses the Kyrgyz government's authority in the south, what he thinks caused the deadly ethnic clashes in Osh, and why people oppose the deployment of an international Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe police force to southern Kyrgyzstan. More  'Award' Visit For Jailed Kazakh Rights Defender The head of a European human rights organization has visited jailed Kazakh rights defender Yevgeny Zhovtis to congratulate him on being awarded the group's annual prize. More  Tajikistan's Official Calm Belies Potential Prison Break Crisis Days after a major prison break in the Tajik capital, the whereabouts of some two dozen prisoners -- many of whom were convicted of planning to overthrow the government -- remains unclear. More  Few Turkmen, Uzbek Students Return To Kyrgyz University The rector of the largest university in Osh says many students from Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are not expected to return to school this semester. More  Uzbekistan Burns Half A Ton Of Heroin Authorities in Uzbekistan have incinerated nearly a half ton of confiscated Afghan heroin More  Kazakh Journalists Covering Sufi Trial Detained On August 26, police in Almaty detained a group of journalists and kept them at a police station for three hours without any explanation. More  Protesters In Southern Kyrgyz City Support Old Mayor Some 100 protesters are picketing the mayor's office in Kyrgyzstan's southern city of Batken to demand that former Mayor Seidakmat Ermatov be reinstated. More  South Kyrgyz Schools 'To Open On Time' Kyrgyz authorities say the new academic year for secondary schools in the southern cities of Osh, Jalal-Abad, and Batken will begin as planned on September 1 -- but that university students will start theirs several weeks later than normal. More  Tajikistan Urges Parents To Recall Children From Foreign Religious Schools The president of Tajikistan has asked parents of students attending religious schools abroad to bring their children back home. More  No Kosovo For Kyrgyzstan There is growing resistance in Kyrgyzstan to having police from the Organization for Cooperation and Security in Europe (OSCE), an organization in which Kyrgyzstan is a member, sent to two cities in the south. More  Kazakh Farmers Fear Bankruptcy Kazakh farmers fear the poor harvest caused by extremely hot weather this summer may lead to bankruptcies. More  Women Appeal Against 'Impending Hijab Ban' At Tajik City Market A group of women market merchants in the southern Tajik city of Qorghonteppa say they are coming under pressure to stop wearing the hijab. More  Jailed Kazakh Activist On Hunger Strike The wife of jailed Kazakh activist Yermek Narymbaev says he has gone on a hunger strike. More  Kazakh Official Hurt In Drive-By Shooting The chairman of Kazakhstan's Military Court has been hospitalized following a drive-by shooting in Almaty. More  Osh Mayor Seeks School Start Delay The mayor of the southern Kyrgyz city of Osh says the new academic year in local schools and universities should be postponed for security reasons. More Uzbeks Free Kyrgyz Held Over Mine Explosives Eleven Kyrgyz nationals detained in Uzbekistan while transporting explosives used for mining work were released and returned to Kyrgyzstan today. More  Twenty-Five Militants Escape Tajik Prison Tajik authorities say some 25 Islamic militants serving long jail terms have escaped from prison, killing at least five prison guards. More |
