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11.02.2011 13:14 msk Analytics Central Asia
The infrastructure in the republics of Central Asia is steadily disappearing: the roads, power plants, hospitals, and schools and the last generation of Soviet-trained specialists who have kept this all running. Post-independence regimes made little effort to maintain or replace either, and funds al
03.11.2010 15:16 msk Arts Central Asia
Documentary photography project and the Program for Support of culture and art, funded by Open Society Institute announced the next phase of the project, which was conducted for the first time in 2009. The contest is open to photographers from Central Asia, Afghanistan, Mongolia, Pakistan and Southe
18.01.2010 22:58 msk Central Asia Interview
Michael Andersen is a political scientist and journalist who has spent many years in Central Asia.
26.10.2009 15:50 msk Central Asia
The full coverage of Alisher Saipov’s case in Russian media is available here . You can also visit Ferghana.Ru photo gallery , dedicated to Alisher Saipov
17.08.2009 14:17 msk Central Asia Ferghana Valley
"Tajik-Uzbek relations are exacerbating again. The reason is the bomb strike, caused by Uzbek air force to the objects in Tajikistani territory. On the other hand, the escalation of conflict is not expected…"
04.05.2009 10:14 msk Analytics Central Asia
Freedom House released on May 1, 2009 in advance of World Press Freedom Day May 3 Freedom of the Press 2009 report which identifies the greatest threats to independent media in 195 countries and territories. The report shows a seventh straight year of decline in global media freedom, with twice as m
22.04.2009 12:38 msk Analytics Central Asia
Problematic and complicated in the first place, relations between Central Asian presidents may take another quixotic turn at the summit in late April. Three Central Asian republics are expected to present a unified position on construction of major water-control objects in nearby countries. Since it
16.02.2009 12:02 msk Central Asia Religious life
On February 3, the General Prosecutor Office in Kyrgyzstan directed a lawsuit file to Pervomayskiy district court of Bishkek, claiming to recognize “Tablighi Jamaat” international religious organization as terrorist and extremist movement.
28.11.2008 22:17 msk Analytics Central Asia
Presidents of Azerbaijan, Turkey, and Turkmenistan will meet in the city of Turkmenbashi on the Caspian shores this Saturday to discuss energy problems. Experts have no doubts whatsoever that the discussion will be focused on Nabucco, gas pipeline whose construction the Western community promotes an
26.11.2008 13:48 msk Business Central Asia
The international conference that took place in Tashkent on November 20 discussed the part public organizations were playing in promotion of innovative projects and attraction of investors. The Russian delegation presented the Trans-Asian Corridor of Development, a combination of a canal, highway, a
25.09.2008 08:54 msk Arts Central Asia
Bishkek residents are surprised to hear unusual music on the streets of the otherwise very quiet city. A violinist, who grew up in Tokyo and Taiwan, studied and got married in the US, is a living representative of a cultural polyglot.
19.09.2008 10:07 msk Central Asia Interview
Elin Jönsson, a Swedish journalist, has recently published a book The Art of Concealing Mass Murder about the May 2005 Andijan events in Uzbekistan. Elin spent two years writing the book, which analyzes events prior to the turmoil, discusses details of a tragic day when troops fired at peaceful demo
04.09.2008 07:51 msk Analytics Central Asia
This week Russia’s top leaders were frequent guests in Central Asia, trying to gather support for its controversial policies in the Caucasus and demonstrate to the rest of the world that its positions in the lucrative Central Asian energy sector are stronger than ever.
28.08.2008 17:37 msk Analytics Central Asia
In the uproar over Russia's fight with Georgia, China has stood out by its reticence, seeking to protect ties with Moscow while voicing concern about a territorial break-up that could set a precedent it fears, Reuters reports.
14.08.2008 09:32 msk Central Asia Politics
Kyrgyz human rights activists and some opposition figures support Georgia’s decision to withdraw from the union of former Soviet states, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).
13.08.2008 20:22 msk Analytics Central Asia
Uzbek language TV channels in south Kyrgyzstan will be limited in air time from August 15 if they do not meet language requirement to produce more than half of their programs in the state Kyrgyz language, Mayor’s office in southern Osh city has announced. The channels say language requirement is imp
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