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Kazakhstan: Right Union leader urges his followers to vote the United Social Democratic Party

Kazakhstan: Right Union leader urges his followers to vote the United Social Democratic Party

26.07.2007 15:53 msk Kazakhstan Migration

Anatoly Ahmetov, leader of the Kazakh Right Union, joined the United Social Democratic Party and urged owners of autos with right side steering wheel to vote this party in the forthcoming Majilis election.

The new immigration control measures: who stands to benefit?

The new immigration control measures: who stands to benefit?

02.07.2007 20:42 msk Migration Uzbekistan

Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers "On record keeping concerning citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan employed abroad" was adopted in Uzbekistan in the middle of May 2007. Problems of labor immigration are in the focus of interest in Uzbekistan because labor immigration is a distinct prospect

Afghanis in Russia: Close-knit international diaspora 100,000 men strong

Afghanis in Russia: Close-knit international diaspora 100,000 men strong

27.06.2007 11:52 msk Afghanistan Migration

Ferghana.Ru news agency has already run some stories on establishment and functioning of Central Asian diasporas in Russia (see Immigration). Here is another story, on Afghani diaspora, in an interview with Mr. Gulam Mohammad, Fatherland Business Center President.

New organization for assistance to Central Asian immigrants established in Moscow

New organization for assistance to Central Asian immigrants established in Moscow

10.01.2007 11:41 msk Migration Russia

Centrasia non-profit partnership was established in Moscow in 2006. Judging by its program documents, Centrasia will make an emphasis on development of cultural and business contacts between Russia and Central Asian countries and on legal assistance to immigrants from the region. Centrasia will also

Tajik farmers in the Volgograd region

Tajik farmers in the Volgograd region

06.12.2006 13:48 msk Migration Russia

Ferghana.Ru photo History of this Tajik family in Russia began 7 years ago when the four brothers first came to the Volgograd region and rented a plot of land. Everyone who knows them calls them hardworking men indeed. Back at home, the brothers handled fields of cotton in the vicinity Dushanbe and

Newspaper Migrant NSK is published in Novosibirsk for the natives of Central Asia

Newspaper Migrant NSK is published in Novosibirsk for the natives of Central Asia

02.10.2006 14:31 msk Migration Russia

Varorud news agency reports indicate that the first issue of Migrant NSK is on sale in Novosibirsk. A newspaper for the citizens of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan seeking jobs in Novosibirsk and its environs, Migrant NSK is published by the regional directorate of the federal Immigrant Labor

Dushanbe-Moscow train: catching it is difficult, reaching destination doubly so

Dushanbe-Moscow train: catching it is difficult, reaching destination doubly so

22.09.2006 09:47 msk Migration

There was a time when the train from Dushanbe reached only Astrakhan, the fact that made the latter a major trans-shipment point for Central Asian immigrants on their way to Russia. Awhile ago, the route was extended to Moscow again. Made up in Dushanbe, it makes five runs to Moscow a week. Most tra

Immigrants from Central Asia grow almost 70% of the agricultural products in the Astrakhan and Volgograd regions

Immigrants from Central Asia grow almost 70% of the agricultural products in the Astrakhan and Volgograd regions

13.09.2006 16:15 msk Migration

Located in the southern part of the country, the Astrakhan and Volgograd region are known for agricultural products - watermelons, melons, tomatoes, aubergines, paprika, and so on. What information is available indicates that nearly 70% of the whole output is grown by immigrants from Central Asia.

Uzbek community in the Astrakhan region - a safety cushion for newcomers from Uzbekistan

Uzbek community in the Astrakhan region - a safety cushion for newcomers from Uzbekistan

08.09.2006 17:20 msk Migration Russia

This is the first publication in the new series dedicated to the life of Central Asian communities in Russia. Our studies indicate existence of a great deal of Uzbek communities throughout Russia. Here is a story of the community in Astrakhan

Kazakh Interior Ministry published interim results of the labor immigrant legalization campaign

Kazakh Interior Ministry published interim results of the labor immigrant legalization campaign

28.08.2006 11:13 msk Kazakhstan Migration

About 24,000 foreigners from Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Russia have gone legal and received certificates of immigrants in Kazakhstan. Most immigrants are menial workers at construction sites and vendors. Applications for legalization are forwarded to the authorities by their employers (

Another group of refugees from Andijan is coming back to Uzbekistan

Another group of refugees from Andijan is coming back to Uzbekistan

23.08.2006 14:15 msk Migration

Independent web site Uzbekinfo.org reports that 41 refugee from Andijan currently residing in the United States intends to return to Uzbekistan on August 24. Thirty-five refugees live in Pennsylvania, three in Ohio, and three in Maryland.

Kazakh National Patriots urge ethnic Russians to go home

Kazakh National Patriots urge ethnic Russians to go home

16.08.2006 13:19 msk Kazakhstan Migration

Kazakh Republican Movement Ult Tagdyry [Fate of the Nation] released an appeal to the Russian diaspora in Kazakhstan .

Human rights activist Tolib Yakubov and a colleague of his left Uzbekistan for Alma-Ata

Human rights activist Tolib Yakubov and a colleague of his left Uzbekistan for Alma-Ata

11.08.2006 13:58 msk Migration

Tolib Yakubov, one of the best known Uzbek human rights activists and chairman of the semi-legal Society for Human Rights, and Abdujalil Boimatov of the Society Secretariat are currently in Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan.

Journalists from Uzbekistan settle in Sweden and even organize protest actions

Journalists from Uzbekistan settle in Sweden and even organize protest actions

19.07.2006 17:26 msk Migration

Sitting at a street cafe, we sip a weak beer (some local brand) and watch pretty blondes cycling by.

Menial workers from Uzbekistan sold one of their group to slave-masters to earn their own way home

Menial workers from Uzbekistan sold one of their group to slave-masters to earn their own way home

19.07.2006 17:09 msk Migration

In early spring, four young men from the Samarkand region decided to travel to Russia to earn their families' living. They had heard somewhere that there were special coaches running to Russia, raised the sum they were told would suffice to pay their fare, and turned up at the bus stop.

Ethnic communities in Moscow: no Uzbek organizations

Ethnic communities in Moscow: no Uzbek organizations

22.06.2006 16:55 msk Migration

This piece on the Uzbek diaspora in the Russian capital opens a series of articles on Central Asian communities in Russia.

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