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Arkadag show in Turkmenistan

Arkadag show in Turkmenistan

05.05.2017 22:56 msk Analytics Media Review Turkmenistan

In Ashgabat, the campaign to dismantle individual satellite dishes from the facades and roofs of multi-storey houses has coming to an end. However, the ‘dishes’ remain popular throughout the rest of the country. In provincial towns and villages, even in auls completely fully consisting of jerry hous

WWII heroes: Tajikistan hindered by ‘Immortal Regiment’ - Dushanbe residents speak

WWII heroes: Tajikistan hindered by ‘Immortal Regiment’ - Dushanbe residents speak

05.05.2017 17:01 msk Analytics Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Russia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan

The ‘Immortal Regiment’ action, which relatives and descendants of those killed at the fronts of the Great Patriotic War had been planning to organise and hold on 9 May 2017 in Tajikistan , was prohibited. One of the official reasons is that ‘according to Islamic traditions, it is inadmissible to go

Suspected in terrorism – emerging portraits from Central Asia

Suspected in terrorism – emerging portraits from Central Asia

28.04.2017 15:58 msk Analytics Ferghana Valley Human Rights Kyrgyzstan Migration Politics Religious life Russia Uzbekistan

Brothers and neighbours speak about Rakhmat Akilov in Uzbekistan and Abror and Akram Azimov brothers in Kyrgyzstan . A good childhood and obedience, law-abiding behaviour, positive reputation in the neighbourhood, diligence – such testimonials would make a decent citizen, but not terrorist.

Wealth that was acquired: what potential presidents of Kyrgyzstan possess and conceal

Wealth that was acquired: what potential presidents of Kyrgyzstan possess and conceal

19.04.2017 11:03 msk Analytics Business Kyrgyzstan Politics

People everywhere are curious about how this or that person acquired a glut of wealth. In particular if some nouveau riche (and only this tells a lot) holds a high public office at the same time. There are countries where career growth correlates with financial – a newly rich having a cushy job. Fer

Muhiddin Kabiri on Interpol, IRPT ban, General Nazarzoda and exiled opposition’s future

Muhiddin Kabiri on Interpol, IRPT ban, General Nazarzoda and exiled opposition’s future

17.04.2017 22:33 msk Analytics Human Rights Interview Politics Religious life Tajikistan

Last month, Shohin Talbakzoda, a representative of the Prosecutor General’s office, expressed his concern over the fact that international organisations, European nations and even CSTO member-countries have not yet included the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan (IRPT) and Group 24 into so-called “

Latinising the alphabet in Kazakhstan: «Please avoid the trap Uzbekistan fell into»

Latinising the alphabet in Kazakhstan: «Please avoid the trap Uzbekistan fell into»

14.04.2017 17:11 msk Analytics Kazakhstan Politics Russia

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev proposed to quickly—until the end of this year that is—to draft a project of the Latin script-based Kazakh alphabet. Fergana Chief Editor Daniil Kislov shares his thoughts on positives and negatives of introducing said novelty in Kazakhstan.

Seven moments from the life of Almazbek Atambayev

Seven moments from the life of Almazbek Atambayev

11.04.2017 14:01 msk Analytics Business Human Rights Kyrgyzstan Politics

The original article in Russian is here . Thanslated into English by openDemocracyRussia .

Kyrgyz court leaves life imprisonment verdict in Askarov case in force

Kyrgyz court leaves life imprisonment verdict in Askarov case in force

24.01.2017 22:54 msk Analytics Human Rights Kyrgyzstan Politics

Early on January 24, a verdict was issued in the case of Azimjan Askarov , an ethnic Uzbek, journalist and human rights advocate, who was arrested during the bloody events in Southern Kyrgyzstan in June 2010. Mr Askarov was accused of organising mass disorders and killing of a police officer. Appell

Tajik-Afghan borders in photos: What lies on the other side of Panj River?

Tajik-Afghan borders in photos: What lies on the other side of Panj River?

20.01.2017 15:09 msk Afghanistan Analytics Central Asia Politics Tajikistan

Politicians and experts have long been expressing concerns regarding the situation on the Afghan side of the border near Tajikistan . The length of the border the two countries share is 1,344km, of which 920km are the Gorno-Badakhshan section while the remaining over 424km are the Khatlon Region of

High and Dry: Central Asia’s Failure to Avert the Impending Water Crisis

High and Dry: Central Asia’s Failure to Avert the Impending Water Crisis

18.01.2017 10:09 msk Analytics Business Central Asia Cotton Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Politics Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan

The Harvard International Review 's January 2017 edition includes an academic article on problems with water supply in Central Asia. The article author Alisher Ilkhamov is Alisher Ilkhamov is a Research Associate at the Centre of Contemporary Central Asia & the Caucasus at the School of Oriental and

“Gratuitous utilisation”: How China is actively bringing the Tajik parts of Pamir under its influence

“Gratuitous utilisation”: How China is actively bringing the Tajik parts of Pamir under its influence

28.12.2016 04:27 msk Analytics Business Central Asia China Kyrgyzstan Politics

The Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) of Tajikistan , also known as Pamir—a namesake of mountains, occupies about 40 per cent of Tajikistan’s territory, i.e. about 63,700 sq. km. The region borders on Kyrgyzstan in the north, China in the east and Afghanistan in the south. The Pamir mountain

Turkmenistan: Repressing Gulen supporters to cajole Erdogan?

Turkmenistan: Repressing Gulen supporters to cajole Erdogan?

20.12.2016 11:15 msk Analytics Human Rights Politics Religious life Turkey, Republic of Turkmenistan

A photo collage of Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymuhammedow and preacher Fethullah Gulen

Poet to new Uzbek president: Let’s experiment!

Poet to new Uzbek president: Let’s experiment!

07.12.2016 09:27 msk Analytics Human Rights Politics Uzbekistan

President-elect of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev

Uzbekistan and Turkey: A handshake over the grave

Uzbekistan and Turkey: A handshake over the grave

23.11.2016 07:34 msk Analytics Politics Turkey, Republic of Uzbekistan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Uzbek Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyoyev

NATO Liaison Office in Tashkent to close, but alliance to continue cooperation in region

NATO Liaison Office in Tashkent to close, but alliance to continue cooperation in region

17.11.2016 17:52 msk Afghanistan Analytics Central Asia Interview Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Politics Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan

Rosaria Puglisi, NATO Liaison Officer to Central Asia, Head of Office

Public politics gradually emerging in Uzbekistan. What’s next—freedom of speech?

Public politics gradually emerging in Uzbekistan. What’s next—freedom of speech?

30.10.2016 10:26 msk Analytics Politics Uzbekistan

Following the death of the first president of Uzbekistan, the public learnt there are other orators and politicians in Uzbekistan alongside the late head of state. The Uzbek population, as well as the greater world, is learning day by day about new faces and names. Perhaps Uzbek citizens will start

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