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Turkmenistan, lost in the desert - routine life for centuries

Turkmenistan, lost in the desert - routine life for centuries

10.08.2009 21:55 msk Turkmenistan

Photo by © E. Larina, O. Naumova. Other higher resolution pictures are available in special section gallery.fergananews.com – Turkmenistan – 2008

The Turkmenbashi won the election in Kyrgyzstan

The Turkmenbashi won the election in Kyrgyzstan

03.08.2009 06:55 msk Analytics Kyrgyzstan

Common sense and self-respect forgotten, candidate for President Kurmanbek Bakiyev gratefully accepted the outrageous outcome of the election. Judging by these results, Bakiyev performed better in the election than presidents Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Medvedev, Alexander Lukashenko, and Emomali Rakhmon

Dosym Satpayev: Uzbekistan is one of the major destabilization factors in the region

Dosym Satpayev: Uzbekistan is one of the major destabilization factors in the region

23.07.2009 16:17 msk Interview Uzbekistan

After the events in Khanabad Uzbekistan started the erection of concrete walls, digging the ditches and trenches at the border with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan without any preliminary agreements. The emerged tensions became the subject of analysis by international experts that again focused the attent

Uzbekistan: Human rights society calls for justice

Uzbekistan: Human rights society calls for justice

22.07.2009 16:26 msk Human Rights Uzbekistan

The Human Rights Society of Uzbekistan (HRSU) has disseminated the message, one more time paying attention to the fact of human rights activists’ persecution by the government of the country.

The winner is known, but the opponents still struggle

The winner is known, but the opponents still struggle

20.07.2009 19:16 msk Kyrgyzstan Politics

Since the last two weeks the political struggle for the presidential chair in Kyrgyzstan has intensified significantly. All the candidates "moved" from the capital to the regions. The candidates intensified the propaganda, facing threats, insult, spoiling even evil eye. Ferghana.Ru continues the mon

Children of immigrants

Children of immigrants

16.07.2009 18:53 msk Russia

Everything began with a call from friends in Europe. Resolved to adopt a child in Russia, they regularly scan the web sites featuring data on prospective kids (photos, ages, names). "How come there are so many abandoned children in Russia with Moslem names and Asian features?" they wanted to know on

Tajikistan: Irrecoverable Losses

Tajikistan: Irrecoverable Losses

15.07.2009 15:19 msk Migration Tajikistan

Sisters Gulbakhor (19), Gulsanam (15), and Gulrukhsor (13) were interred in the Bobojongafur district of Tajikistan on June 19, 2009, their bodies flown in from Surgut (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Region, Russia) the day before. The girls and their parents had been labor immigrants in Russia (the father

The last of the allies

The last of the allies

14.07.2009 16:05 msk Politics Tajikistan

The circumstances of the death of former Emergency Control Ministry, the General-Lieutenant Mirzo Zieev are not clear. According to the official statement, he was planning to take over the power in Tavildara, but soon joined the governmental forces and later on was killed by his comrades. The opposi

Uzbekistan: "Rabble-rousers" are not welcome in the Parliament

Uzbekistan: "Rabble-rousers" are not welcome in the Parliament

08.07.2009 17:15 msk Politics Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan started the preparation for the elections to Oliy Mazhlis (parliament) and local Kengash (councils) of deputies, scheduled to December of 2009. In May the Central Election Committee of Uzbekistan organized the seminar on preparation and organization of upcoming elections. The seminar atte

Uzbekistan: The monuments of classical writers of oriental literature are removed in Samarqand

Uzbekistan: The monuments of classical writers of oriental literature are removed in Samarqand

07.07.2009 11:44 msk Uzbekistan

This was the monument of Abu Abdullo Rudaki in Samarqand. Where is it now?

Outstanding schemers. Moscow and Bishkek played out the Manas intrigue to the end

Outstanding schemers. Moscow and Bishkek played out the Manas intrigue to the end

30.06.2009 12:15 msk Analytics Kyrgyzstan

It was the parliament of Kyrgyzstan that dotted all Is and crossed all Ts in the lengthy debates over the future of the more than 1,000 men strong American military contingent. It happened on June 25 when the parliament ratified the bilateral Kyrgyz-US agreement on establishment of the Transit Cente

Modern election campaigning and propaganda in Kyrgyzstan

Modern election campaigning and propaganda in Kyrgyzstan

29.06.2009 11:56 msk Kyrgyzstan Politics

Less than a month prior to presidential elections in Kyrgyzstan Ferghana.Ru correspondent walked through the streets of Bishkek to learn how the presidential candidates run their campaign and convince the voters that "they are the best".

Stalin’s monument in Kazakh village found its place

Stalin’s monument in Kazakh village found its place

27.06.2009 12:07 msk Kazakhstan

While there are some serious disputes over the monuments, representing various eras in the history of the post-Soviet states, people in Kazakhstan are quite tolerant to such endeavors. For instance, Stalin’s monument is still located in Ikan area, close to the city of Turkestan in Southern Kazakhsta

The Moon-Faced, a film by Nazym Abbasov, is conquering the world

The Moon-Faced, a film by Nazym Abbasov, is conquering the world

23.06.2009 10:38 msk Arts Uzbekistan

The XVIII Asian, African, and Latin American Film Festival took place between June 9 and 16 in Innsbruck, Austria. Prominent Uzbek film director Nazym Abbasov presented his "Oidinoi" or "The Moon-Faced" there. The film won two awards. Abbasov himself was rewarded "For Contribution to the Festival".

Japanese army prisoners in Tajikistan: Slave labor for good memory

Japanese army prisoners in Tajikistan: Slave labor for good memory

16.06.2009 14:38 msk Tajikistan

One of the channels in northern Tajikistan, built by Japanese army prisoners. Photo by author.

The Pentagon Goes out of Its Way to Retain the Airbase in Kyrgyzstan

The Pentagon Goes out of Its Way to Retain the Airbase in Kyrgyzstan

16.06.2009 11:01 msk Analytics Kyrgyzstan

Colonel Blaine Holt, new commander of Manas US AF Base, does not rule out the possibility that the Pentagon will retain military presence in Kyrgyzstan . The American military in general is convinced that this is something to be decided by the presidents - Barack Obama and Kurmanbek Bakiyev. It is r

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