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Uzbekistan: How to get rid of unwanted journalist?

Uzbekistan: How to get rid of unwanted journalist?

06.05.2009 12:36 msk Human Rights Uzbekistan

The case of prominent Uzbek journalist and human rights activist Dilmurod Sayid , arrested at the end of February 2009 on suspicion of blackmailing, finally came to conclusion. Today, the case is transferred to Samarqand oblast court on criminal cases. However, the date of trial is not announced yet

Central Asian republics remained the same status in a row of Not free states

Central Asian republics remained the same status in a row of Not free states

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

Kyrgyzstan: New Agreement on Kumtor Divides Kyrgyz Elites

Kyrgyzstan: New Agreement on Kumtor Divides Kyrgyz Elites

30.04.2009 12:51 msk Business Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyz government and a Canadian gold mining investor have reached a deal over Kumtor , the largest gold mine in Kyrgyzstan . While the settlement of this long-running dispute is expected to improve the country’s sagging investment scene, divisions among influential Kyrgyz elites may become serious

Pavel Bardin: It is possible to bring skinheads round

Pavel Bardin: It is possible to bring skinheads round

30.04.2009 12:34 msk Interview Russia

Russia 88, a story of skinheads, is finally released. Officially certified, the film by Pavel Bardin is shunned by movie theaters. When it was to be run within the framework of Spirit of Fire film festival in Khanty-Mansiisk, organizers of the film festival got a call from the Kremlin. They were tol

Uzbekistan: The advocacy becomes the part of executive authorities

Uzbekistan: The advocacy becomes the part of executive authorities

28.04.2009 15:47 msk Human Rights Uzbekistan

The pictures shows the emblem of Lawyers Association of Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan: Tulips help Shakhrisabz residents to survive

Uzbekistan: Tulips help Shakhrisabz residents to survive

27.04.2009 12:25 msk Uzbekistan

Season of mass outings traditionally begins in Uzbekistan in May, with the coming of spring. Made with one's colleagues, friends, or family, trips to the mountains are particularly popular. The Shakhrisabz, native region of the legendary Uzbek chieftain Amir Temur, tops the list of preferences of th

Examination of allies: What side of the fence will Moscow take in the water dispute?

Examination of allies: What side of the fence will Moscow take in the water dispute?

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

Uzbekistan: The monument of people’s friendship, replaced to the suburb of Tashkent, runs wild

Uzbekistan: The monument of people’s friendship, replaced to the suburb of Tashkent, runs wild

21.04.2009 16:59 msk Uzbekistan

By the order of President Karimov, the famous monument of people’s friendship was dismantled in Tashkent on April 12, 2008. The monument represents statuary, installed in 1982 in honor of big family of blacksmith, Shaahmed Shamahmudov, which together with his wife Bahri Akramova adopted 15 orphans o

Russia: No two runs in a row

Russia: No two runs in a row

21.04.2009 09:38 msk Arts Russia

"Russia 88" was to be run in Rolan movie theater in Moscow on April 18 but the management changed its mind at the last possible moment and replaced the movie with something else. Odds are that the Muscovites will never see the scandalous film about modern Nazis again, official permit for release or

Tajikistan: Nobody cares of disabled children, except for their parents

Tajikistan: Nobody cares of disabled children, except for their parents

17.04.2009 18:04 msk Tajikistan

11 year old Fahriddin Farruhzoda is deceased with encephalic apoplexy. He cannot move independently and wheelchair got broken five years ago. His parents are not able to afford new one.

Uzbekistan is rehearsing eventual withdrawal from the CIS Collective Security Treaty Organization

Uzbekistan is rehearsing eventual withdrawal from the CIS Collective Security Treaty Organization

16.04.2009 13:08 msk Analytics Uzbekistan

Council of Foreign Ministers of the CIS Collective Security Treaty Organization (Organization) meeting in Yerevan, Armenia, today would have hardly attracted attention were it not for Tashkent , the capital of Uzbekistan . Regnum news agency reported Uzbekistan's official refusal to attend the meeti

Relations between Iran and Central Asia (Synopsis)

Relations between Iran and Central Asia (Synopsis)

13.04.2009 14:37 msk Analytics Iran

Author of a piece in a Russian tabloid the other day assumed that Tajikistan was about to abandon Russia as a strategic partner and turn to the United States or "even Iran". The Islamic Republic of Iran meanwhile does not deserve this condescending "even". Like the United States, Russia, and China,

Kazakhstan: Cyber terrorists attack the independent press

Kazakhstan: Cyber terrorists attack the independent press

13.04.2009 12:17 msk Interview Kazakhstan

Since the first days of April several web-based news agencies of Kazakhstan have been attacked by hackers. Today, at least two internet-editions ( Respublika.kz and ZonaKZ.net ) are constantly facing network attacks. These resources either totally disappear from web-browsers or become accessible for

Boris Akunin: If they do not want me to write a book, dedicated to Uzbekistan in the beginning of the century, I am not going to

Boris Akunin: If they do not want me to write a book, dedicated to Uzbekistan in the beginning of the century, I am not going to

08.04.2009 16:10 msk Interview Uzbekistan

Grigory Chkhartishvili. Photo from ArtHouse.Ru

Kazakhstan: Construction sector still reeling despite government's bail-out package

Kazakhstan: Construction sector still reeling despite government's bail-out package

06.04.2009 00:04 msk Business Kazakhstan

Kazakh government’s efforts to bail the country’s once booming construction sector are facing serious obstacles as cash-strapped banks and hard-pressed construction companies are at loggerheads over the government's rescue plan. Frustrated with the lack of progress, the government is pushing for mor

Kyrgyzstan: The opposition forces demand the resignation of Kurmanbek Bakiev

Kyrgyzstan: The opposition forces demand the resignation of Kurmanbek Bakiev

27.03.2009 19:06 msk Kyrgyzstan Politics

On March 27 the protest demonstrations, organized by united opposition movement, took place in the number of regions of Kyrgyzstan with the demand of early resignation of the President Kurmanbek Bakiev.

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