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Central Asia news

Uzbekistan: The employees of National Television and Radio Company sharply criticized the management

Politics Uzbekistan: The employees of National Television and Radio Company sharply criticized the management

28.08.2010 15:53 msk

The unprecedented accident took place at the state television of Uzbekistan. The observer of Vremya television program Saodat Omonova and correspondent Malokhat Eshonkulov publicly said that television programs were strictly censored, the corruption and localism were flourishing among the management team, while the state funds, allocated for the development of television, were mainly appropriated. In response the management said there was no censorship at the TV channel. The local civil activists and human rights defenders are affirmed that "rebels" are right and they want to help them publicize these issues.

Tajik Mowgli wants to get the passport

Human Rights Tajik Mowgli wants to get the passport

25.08.2010 10:15 msk

The only document of 27-year old Vladimir Burkhanov from Tajik Khujand is the statement, produced by the Republican mental health clinic and confirming his stay in this medical institution for 13 years – 1990-2003. Tatiana Khatyukhina, the lawyer of the Khujand office of Center for human rights, personally managing Vladimir’s case, is working on proving his identity and hopes for the help of kind people and the Prosecutor General of the republic.

Tajikistan: The number of divorces and lone parents is growing in concern with polygamy

Tajikistan: The number of divorces and lone parents is growing in concern with polygamy

21.08.2010 09:26 msk

According to the results of the preliminary research, ran by the Center of strategic research under the president of Tajikistan, the polygamy is getting popular in the republic. Today, about 10% of men have more than one wife. The head of social issues department Firuz Saidov informed Ferghana.Ru that "the preliminary results indicate that many men in Tajikistan have two and three wives". The polygamy is legally banned in Tajikistan. Therefore, Firuz Saidov says, "during the interview many women preferred not to indicate her status among the number of wives".

Uzbekistan: The government continues persecuting journalists

Human Rights Uzbekistan: The government continues persecuting journalists

20.08.2010 17:04 msk

The government of Uzbekistan continues persecuting not only domestic "uncensored" journalists, but also foreign ones, including the reporters from Russia, the strategic partner country. Today’s "victim" is Vladimir Berezovskiy, the personal correspondent of Moscow-based Parlamentskaya gazeta and editor of Vesti.uz website. The alleged reason is the news of Russian information agencies, such as Interfax, ITAR-TASS, RIA Novosti, Regnum, Rosbalt and Ferghana.Ru, reprinted by Vesti.uz.

The glimmer of hope in bloody Kyrgyzstan

Analytics The glimmer of hope in bloody Kyrgyzstan

11.08.2010 10:02 msk

In the last months small Central Asian republic was attracting the world attention due to political turmoil and ethnic riots. The international media did not pay much attention to the conflict in Osh and Jalal-Abad that was considered as "centuries-old ethnic conflict" with unclear political motivation. Was it really ethnic and historical conflict though? German analysts are trying to find the answer to this and other questions.

 How to become the student in Uzbekistan or

Analytics How to become the student in Uzbekistan or "the price" of admission

05.08.2010 16:21 msk

Ferghana.Ru several time reported the corruption cases in the educational system in Central Asian and Uzbekistan in particular. On August 1 Uzbekistan held entrance exams to higher education institutions. The Expert working group produced the report, dedicated to bribery in the universities of Uzbekistan, where it says about illegal but successful tips for admission and how much the status of "student" costs in Uzbekistan.

Copper wealth of Nazarbayev. Global Witness claims against Kazakhmys

Business Copper wealth of Nazarbayev. Global Witness claims against Kazakhmys

02.08.2010 10:10 msk

Global Witness, the international anti-corruption organization, published the report, named "Risky business. Who controls Kazakhmys plc?" Based on independent investigation information, Global Witness affirms that Kazakhmys, the biggest Kazakhstani copper miner, did not share vital and financially important information with the investors when it was listing its shares at London Stock Exchange in 2005. The information included close corruption ties of senior management with President Nazarbayev. The experts demand to audit Kazakhmys again and publicly offer over half of company’s shares for investigation period in order to prevent possible interference of corrupted Kazakhstani regime in the corporate affairs, not reflecting the interests of minority shareholders.

Medecins Sans Frontieres reports continuous violence in south Kyrgyzstan

Ferghana Valley Medecins Sans Frontieres reports continuous violence in south Kyrgyzstan

29.07.2010 15:03 msk

Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), an international humanitarian and medical aid organization, says that it observes violence in south Kyrgyzstan on daily basis. It produced a movie, dedicated to its work in Kyrgyzstan and disseminated message in English and French, reporting continuous violence and gap between Kyrgyz and Uzbek communities, fear and distrust that undermine normal life and that ethnic Uzbeks in Osh and Jalal-Abad oblasts, as well as one month ago, cannot access medical aid.

Who will succeed Akhmat Bakiev?

Analytics Who will succeed Akhmat Bakiev?

27.07.2010 09:44 msk

Akhmat Bakiev – the brother of overthrown president, the recently powerful governor and unofficial ruler in south is detained in Kyrgyzstan and already giving testimonies. Akhmat Bakiev is accused of incitement of ethnic hatred, establishment of armed groups and organization of mass riots, resulted in the death of hundreds of people. Sanobar Shermatova, the expert on Central Asia and RIA Novosti observers, presents her opinion on Akhmat Bakiev, what stands behind his arrest and what redistribution of criminal power is expected in south Kyrgyzstan.

Osh chronicles: The residents of the devastated Teshik-Tash residential area are still waiting for local authorities to pay attention to them

Ferghana Valley Osh chronicles: The residents of the devastated Teshik-Tash residential area are still waiting for local authorities to pay attention to them

22.07.2010 17:19 msk

Ferghana.Ru presents the serious of reports on contemporary life in the southern capital of Kyrgyzstan after the catastrophic violence of the second decade of June. Where do the residents of devastated houses live? What do they eat and what do they think about? What does the government do in their support? How the representatives of different ethnic groups, involved or not involved in the open conflict, treat each other? The first story is dedicated to the victims from Teshik-Tash Uzbek residential area.

Osh: Big tragedy of small street (photo)

Human Rights Osh: Big tragedy of small street (photo)

14.07.2010 01:16 msk

"When unknown armed people showed up there was one young disabled man who was trying to escape", says Gulchekhra. He could make it to her yard, being chased by 2-3 guys, holding guns. The woman could not see how they were burning the house. Together with sons and father she ran to the narrow corridor between the house and fences towards other fences. The disabled man followed them. "We do not even know his name and if he is Tajik or Turk – says Gulchekhra. – Perhaps, all Osh residents could recognize him because he was begging alms at the bazaar. He was killed in our yard, his spike is still there…"

Kyrgyzstan: The human rights advocates are in danger

Human Rights Kyrgyzstan: The human rights advocates are in danger

30.06.2010 17:04 msk

In the last few days the residents of Kyrgyz city of Osh have endured violence, caused not by criminals and pogrom-makers, but army and police. In their turn, the officials do their best to reduce the scale of the tragedy, hide facts of arsons and crimes. The human rights advocates, reporting their observations and directly communicating with the residents of southern Kyrgyzstan, are also in danger, says Tolekan Ismailova, the head of Citizens against Corruption center.

Parliamentary republic, non-parliamentary public

Analytics Parliamentary republic, non-parliamentary public

29.06.2010 12:59 msk

While the Kyrgyz elite were initiating the revolutions one after another the life for common people remained unchanged. The new fratricidal Kyrgyz-Uzbek nightmare, which was sparked again after 20-year break, marked new and strict axes system for many years both for the government and miserable people. Will new Constitution help overcome deepest antagonism between Kyrgyz and Uzbeks that was revived after the bloodshed? Are yesterday’s opposition leaders able to unite common hatred against Bakiev and lead the republic to new life without tyranny, Nazism and corruption on the background of total poverty and permanent street unrest?

Human Rights Kyrgyzstan: New Evidence Emerges on Brutality of Attacks

26.06.2010 11:02 msk

Newly uncovered evidence of vicious attacks during the massive violence in Kyrgyzstan on June 10 to 14, 2010, underscores the need for an international inquiry into the mayhem, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch said the international inquiry should supplement the Kyrgyz government’s investigation.

Analytics The ethnicisation of violence in Southern Kyrgyzstan

25.06.2010 11:04 msk

Media talk of ‘ethnic conflict’ in Kyrgyzstan is misleading, in that it takes ethnicity to be causal. This does not describe the complex, messy process – political, economic, social and structural – whereby this crisis has become ethnicised. What matters now is to understand why and how this has occurred with such destructive speed.

Other news

Media headlines

Eurasianet Uzbekistan Celebrates Independence Day, 02.09.2010

RFE/RL Kyrgyz, Uzbek Talks On Release Of Kyrgyz Officers Unsuccessful , 02.09.2010

Forum 18 TAJIKISTAN: "Your children will become extremists and terrorists", 02.09.2010

OpEdNews Talibanization: The Whole Problem Is the Gawadar Port and Trade Route, 02.09.2010

RFE/RL Kyrgyz-Uzbek Talks Held On Release Of Kyrgyz Border Guards, 01.09.2010

Long war Journal Senior Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan commander targeted in northern Afghanistan, 30.08.2010

AP Silk's dark side: Uzbek kids made to grow cocoons, 28.08.2010

Guardian Kyrgyzstan: The void in Asia's heart, 27.08.2010

OpenDemocracy Beware of meddling in Kyrgyzstan!, 27.08.2010

New York Times Legacy of Torture, 27.08.2010

Eurasianet Tashkent Promoting Inter-Ethnic Unity, But Strengthening Security Forces Just in Case, 27.08.2010

AP German prosecutors charge suspected Islamic terrorist after extradition from Pakistan, 26.08.2010

Express Tribune India-Afghanistan talks wind up, 26.08.2010

RFE/RL Taliban Kill Nine Police In Afghan North, 26.08.2010

Reuters Karzai aide in corruption probe linked to CIA, 26.08.2010

Canadian Press UN agency makes unusual Pakistan aid appeal, while Washington pushes for transparency, 26.08.2010

Foreign Policy How to leave Afghanistan without losing, 25.08.2010

Washington Post 25 Islamic militants escape from Tajik prison, 23.08.2010

Euronews Osh protesters defy Kyrgyzstan government, 20.08.2010

Reuters Kremlin-led security bloc to hear Kyrgyz appeal, 19.08.2010

Forum 18 UZBEKISTAN: "The Court decided so", 19.08.2010

VOA Intimidation of Uzbek Minority Continues in Kyrgyzstan, 17.08.2010

RFE/RL Kyrgyz Officials Seek Release Of People Detained In Uzbekistan , 17.08.2010

Telegraph Osh mayor pushes ahead with plan to rehouse Uzbeks, 16.08.2010

Global Voices Kyrgyzstan: Nationalist agenda raises amidst new rallies , 16.08.2010

Eurasianet Mixed Marriages in Kyrgyzstan Strained by Ethnic Violence, 16.08.2010

Platts Afghanistan finds new oil field, holds 1.8 bil barrels: ministry, 15.08.2010

AFP Uzbek group attacks Afghan police, three dead, 15.08.2010

Long War Journal ISAF continues to ID 'foreign fighters' in Afghanistan, 15.08.2010

Eurasianet Uzbekistan Weekly Roundup, 15.08.2010

HRW Uzbekistan: Activist Hit With New Sentence, 14.08.2010

AFP South Kyrgyzstan forces may have used torture: UN rights, 20.07.2010

Eurasianet Reconstruction Plan To "Ethnically Cleanse" Osh, Uzbeks Fear, 20.07.2010

RFE/RL Kabul Wants To Change The Way Foreign Aid Is Spent , 20.07.2010

Ex Ponto Als Oezbeekse mahalla's in rook opgaan, 17.07.2010

Euronews Roza Otumbayeva: “We have the nation waiting to reconstruct itself”, 17.07.2010

CNN Thousands remain displaced after Kyrgyz violence, 16.07.2010

Eurasianet Tashkent’s Response to Kyrgyz Crisis Boosts Karimov’s Image, 16.07.2010

Asia Times Russia has reasons to stay its hand, 15.07.2010

New York Times In Southern Kyrgyzstan, Uzbeks Become Targets of Police Abuse, 15.07.2010

VOA A Relative Calm In Kyrgyzstan, 13.07.2010

Guardian Beware dictators bearing gifts, Naomi, 05.07.2010

RFE/RL Getting To The Roots Of Resentment In Kyrgyzstan, 05.07.2010

New York Times Uzbeks Accused of Inciting Violence in Kyrgyzstan, 02.07.2010

AP Kyrgyz humanitarian crisis enters new phase, 01.07.2010

Eurasianet The Pentagon Spreading Wealth in Central Asia, 30.06.2010

Moscow Times An Imitation Empire, 30.06.2010

ВВС Gen David Petraeus faces confirmation to lead Afgan war, 29.06.2010

Eurasianet Documents Highlight Problems with Uzbek Corridor of Afghan Supply Route, 29.06.2010

New York Times Kyrgyz Voting Appears Calm, 28.06.2010