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21:42 msk, 27 january 2012
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25.01.2012 21:53 msk
Greenhouse gardening has traditionally been the major business and principal source of income for many villagers in the provinces surrounding the capital of Uzbekistan. This year, however, many villages have been disconnected from natural gas supplies forcing their residents switch to coal and wood for heating, instead.
17.01.2012 21:56 msk
Today’s ruling class in Kazakhstan has completely lost its capacity for an open political struggle in absence of administrative resource as an unfair advantage. All of a sudden, the political system cherished by Nazarbaev throughout the “years of reform and progress” has grown into a main threat for the desirable stability of Nazarbaev’s regime. The only way for him to win an election today is through suppression of opponents using force, courts, and intimidation, relying upon the dependent government and local self-governments, imposing political censorship and resorting to hypocritical support from his “Eurasian” friends and “international community”. Nazarbaev (and Putin) has long missed his chance for a breakthrough in modernization, following the Chinese pattern (on any other pattern, anyway). Holding out promises of fair elections and transparent competition, but sinking into lies, in reality, Nazarbaev unavoidably leads the country towards huge social, economic and political problems in the nearest future. The enormous gap between authorities playing the game of democracy and the ordinary people is ever growing. In case of another Zhanaozen, no satellite parties or the puppet parliament are going to rescue the regime.
17.01.2012 10:42 msk
On January 11, a new chief of police was appointed in the Osh city police department. According to the local online news agency, the new police chief Suyun Omurzakov used to be a deputy minister of interior and a representative of the Kyrgyz ministry of interior in Russian Federation. Personnel of the Osh city police department confessed that new appointment of Mr. Omurzakov came out of the blue. In various media, Mr. Omurzakov has been regularly called a very influential drug lord, a leader of organized criminal groups and a loyal supporter of the former president Bakiev.
13.01.2012 18:12 msk
Reporters Without Borders is shocked by the assault yesterday on the Tajik journalist Dodojon Atovulloev, who was stabbed in a Moscow restaurant, and calls on the Russian police to do all it can to identify his attacker and those behind the crime. “All avenues must be explored, taking account of the professional activities of this noted opposition journalist,” the press freedom organization said.
30.12.2011 22:01 msk
The Kyrgyzstani state should be understood primarily as a market for investing in public offices, claims a Swedish political scientist in a newly published doctoral thesis. Dr. Johan Engvall says ordinary political theory does not even provide us with the tools to understand the Central Asian republic, because in it, corruption is not an external problem but the very method of governance. The full-fledged cooperation between police and organised crime under president Bakiev was a low point, he says, but he isn't too impressed by the the post-Bakiev politicians either. At the same time, this state-for-sale can be changed, he believes, pointing at the Georgian example.
19.12.2011 08:24 msk
If people show their discontent quietly, it can just be ignored. Once people take to active actions, they need to be “turned” into terrorists. This is the path chosen by the Kazakhstan’s government to counter actions of protests. If you can not calm the crowd down, for lack of brains or will, doesn’t matter, you have to demonize the crowd, and then start shooting. Afterwards, it would be nice to discover a bit of ammunition or leaflets by a banned Islamic party when searching activists’ homes. In era of a total Islam phobia and war on terror, such evidence could serve as a justification in front of influential partners in Europe, too.
15.12.2011 10:20 msk
Since June 14, 2010, the France-based Association of “Human rights in the Central Asia” has received a huge amount of complaints filed by citizens of Kyrgyzstan of Uzbek ethnic origin, reporting all kinds of violation of their rights committed by the law enforcement and investigative bodies. As a result of an over year-long monitoring activities, the association has compiled a list of tortured victims, convicted under some fabricated indictments. The Fergana news agency has published this list on the occasion of a visit of Juan E. Mendez, the UN special rapporteur on torture, into Kyrgyzstan.
09.12.2011 20:56 msk
Special security services of the CIS-member states acknowledge the presence of extremist organizations within the Central Asia. «We have to acknowledge the existence of illegal extremist organizations, active in the countries of Central Asia. Recent events in the north and south of Kazakhstan, as well as in the Rasht valley of Tajikistan have shown evidence of extremists’ intrusion from outside and creation of organized groups within the countries of Central Asia”, said Moldiyar Orozaliev, deputy chairman of the CIS Anti-Terrorism Center, during consultations between representatives of security services and practical units combating terrorisms and extremism in the CIS-member states within the Central Asian region, held in Bishkek on the 9th of December.
05.12.2011 10:51 msk
«Kyrgyzstan: Sexual violence amidst ethnic conflict» - such is the title of the new Report of the Association «Human Rights in Central Asia». Publication of the Report has been timed to the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. From 25 November to 10 December 2011 An international campaign «16 days against gender violence» is taking place under the auspices of the UN. Even 1.5 years after the tragic events of June 2010 in the South of Kyrgyzstan it has not been possible to establish the exact number of victims of sexual violence. The experts of the Association managed to interview 12 victims, of whom seven women were aged 40 to 60, three women were aged between 18 and 40 and two were younger than 18. They all refused to disclose their names. Married women were scared that publicity would lead to divorce; unmarried ones were scared of becoming unsuitable for marriage.
02.12.2011 10:12 msk
In late October, a regional court in Jalal-Abad, southern Kyrgyzstan, convicted and sentenced in absentia to hefty prison terms two ethnic Uzbek media owners, Dzhavlon Mirzakhodzhayev of Mezon TV and Khalil Khudaiberdiyev of Osh TV. Both men were tried in connection to the ethnic conflict that ravaged southern Kyrgyzstan in June 2010. Authorities accused both media owners of stirring up the violence and participating in the mass killings--charges that CPJ research established to be politicized and unfounded. CPJ reached out to Khudaiberdiyev, who was sentenced to 20 years in jail, to comment on the prosecution and the state of press freedom in Kyrgyzstan.
01.12.2011 13:20 msk
In 2011, for the first time in the history of independent Kyrgyzstan, presidency has been peacefully transferred from one president to another with inauguration of Almazbek Atambaev in Bishkek on the 1st of December. The two of his predecessors, Askar Akaev and Kurmanbek Bakiev were overthrown as a result of two revolutions in 2005 and 2010. Only Roza Otunbayeva (who was appointed as the transitional president in 2010) has been able to give up the power in a peaceful and voluntary way. Under the new Constitution, the new president has been elected for a single term of 6 years with no chance of re-election. The inauguration ceremony has been attended by the presidents Abdullah Gul (Turkey) and Mikheil Saakashvili (Georgia), along with prime-ministers of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Azerbaijan. China, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Belarus have also sent their high level delegations, led by speakers and vice-speakers of the national parliaments. Other guests of honor included representatives of CSTO, SCO, OSCE, EuraSEC, CIS executive committee, Council for cooperation of Turkic speaking countries, EC, etc. The ceremony budget has not exceeded 10 million som (or $217.000), less than half of what was spent for inauguration ceremony of Kurmanbek Bakiev in 2009.
01.12.2011 09:16 msk
It’s never been a secret that women from Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan regularly work abroad as prostitutes. Yet, few people know of details of such “labor migration”. Fergana has taken an interview of a person, citizen of Bishkek, who has worked as a prostitute in Dubai (OAE).
29.11.2011 22:24 msk
Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani talks to CNN's Reza Sayah about the strained relationship with the U.S.
24.11.2011 08:15 msk
Terrorists increasingly manifest their presence in Kazakhstan. So far they target representatives of the law enforcement and governmental bodies. Internet is full of reports of police operations to apprehend terrorists, seize explosives and demine bridges in various parts of the country. In most cases, any official information is missing, so it is difficult to tell the truth from lies. Besides, religious extremists are often reported as regular criminals. National security committee is rapidly losing the very last remains of its past credibility but still prefers to keep silent, as a rule. Indeed, unless terrorist attacks are too loud to hide.
16.11.2011 10:20 msk
On October 28, a regional court in Jalal-Abad, southern Kyrgyzstan, announced its verdict in the trial of six men - all ethnic Uzbeks — charged in connection with violent ethnic conflict in June 2010. Among the defendants were owners of what was once the region's most influential media - Khalil Khudaiberdiyev of Osh TV and Dzhavlon Mirzakhodzhayev of Mezon TV. The Jalal-Abad City Court declared the defendants guilty on separate counts of incitement to ethnic hatred, organizing mass disorder, creation of armed military groups, separatism, and abuse of office. Khudaiberdiyev was sentenced to 20 years in jail, and Mirzakhodzhayev to 14 years; both men had fled Kyrgyzstan in 2010 and were tried and sentenced in absentia. CPJ reached out to Mirzakhodzhayev to comment on the prosecution and the state of press freedom in Kyrgyzstan.
23:01 Norwegian Helsinki Committee : Raids and arrests in Almaty after the departure of election observers
09:58 Committee to Protect Journalists : Editor detained, newsrooms raided in Kazakhstan
19:35 Head of the EU delegation in Uzbekistan has taken an office in Tashkent
17:58 Valentine’s day banned in Uzbekistan
21:50 Uzbekistan: The country’s “best bank in 2011” has stopped VISA credit cards operations
16:07 Kyrgyzstan: Attorney Nazgul Suyunbayeva assaulted during trial
16:05 Uzbekistan: political prisoner Mukhammed Bekjanov is on trial again after 12 years in jail
CNN Militants target Pakistani troops, 26.01.2012
Forum 18 UZBEKISTAN: "I don't care about the law or your rights", 24.01.2012
RIAN Uncertain World: The End of the Post-Soviet Era, 22.01.2012
Russia Today Kazakh leader learns lessons from Gaddafi’s experience, 18.01.2012
Euronews Observers slam ‘undemocratic’ Kazakh election, 17.01.2012
FSM Afghanistan: The Days of War and Poppies, 16.01.2012
Al Jazeera Is Kazakhstan moving towards real democracy?, 16.01.2012
Pak Observer The receding empire, 16.01.2012
New Europe Tashkent, Beijing boost ties, 15.01.2012
IB Times Killed with Kindness in Uzbekistan: A Traveler’s Tale, 13.01.2012
Eurasianet Uzbekistan: UNICEF Circumspect about Child Labor, 12.01.2012
TMZ U.S. Marines To Investigate Video of Soldiers Urinating on Corpses, 12.01.2012
Today's Zaman Kyrgyzstan’s new President Atambayev to visit Ankara, 11.01.2012
RFE/RL Uzbeks Give No Info On Missing Tajik, 11.01.2012
The Telegraph Kazakh opposition leader disqualified from election, 11.01.2012
Asia Times Playing chess in Eurasia, 11.01.2012
Registan A Chinese Strategy for Central Asia?, 11.01.2012
RIAN Turkmen president calls for multiparty system, 10.01.2012
Eurasianet Uzbekistan: Eyewitness Observation of Rail Blast Site Discounts Terrorism Claim, 06.01.2012
PBS Why Eradication Won’t Solve Afghanistan’s Poppy Problem, 05.01.2012
RFE/RL Tajik-Uzbek Rail Freight Dispute Escalates, 04.01.2012
Asia Times The Rogun juggernaut, 03.01.2012
The New York Times America’s Uzbekistan Problem, 29.12.2011
Euronews Kazakhstan invites UN to probe deadly oil clashes, 28.12.2011
RT No more panties in public eye in Uzbekistan, 28.12.2011
Eurasianet Is Kazakhstan, Not Uzbekistan, The Real Linchpin Of The NDN?, 26.12.2011
Worldbulletin Arab-style revolutions "impossible" in Tajikistan, 26.12.2011
Article 19 Kazakhstan: Two decades of independence has not benefited free speech, 22.12.2011
Public Service Europe Bitter reality of child labour in Uzbekistan, 21.12.2011
Eurasianet Uzbekistan: Residents Freezing without Gas, 21.12.2011
Telegraph Riots in western Kazakhstan could destabilise the country, 19.12.2011
Dawn Tens of thousands rally against US in Lahore, 19.12.2011
Foreign Policy In the street and the palace, the Arab Spring strikes the former Soviet Union, 19.12.2011
BBC Kazakhstan curfew on Zhanaozen after fatal clashes, 19.12.2011
ITAR-TASS Kazakhstan death toll rises to 11, 17.12.2011
Eurasianet Uzbekistan: Pentagon Mulls Giving Military Equipment to Tashkent, 15.12.2011
Telegraph Nato ignoring alleged torture by Uzbek ally says human rights group, 15.12.2011
RFE\RL Trains Stuck In Uzbekistan Could Cause Tajik Food Shortage, 14.12.2011
RFE/RL Kids Hard At Work In Uzbekistan's Cotton Fields , 11.12.2011
Telegraph Britain opens new embassy in Kyrgyzstan, 08.12.2011
Forum 18 UZBEKISTAN: Authorities try to stop children attending meetings for worship, 08.12.2011
Independent Kazakhstan: PR firm's plan to target Sting after gig boycott (video) , 08.12.2011
Eurasianet Afghanistan: The Pressure is Now on Central Asian Supply Route, 08.12.2011
FPB Blood Cotton From Uzbekistan, 08.12.2011
Foreign Policy Northern Distribution Nightmare, 07.12.2011
RFE/RL 'Alternative' Energy Fuels Central Asia, 06.12.2011
Baku Today Washington moves in Turkmenistan discuss water issues in Central Asia, 06.12.2011
Eurasianet Uzbekistan: British PR Firms Eager to Flack for Dictatorship, 06.12.2011
Independent The Sting: The fake 'Azimov Group' meets Bell Pottinger, 06.12.2011
Forum 18 UZBEKISTAN: Illegal prosecutions and punishments, 05.12.2011
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