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Kyrgyzstan, the political portrait. Naryn Province governor O.Suvanaliev

Kyrgyzstan, the political portrait. Naryn Province governor O.Suvanaliev

24.01.2008 19:52 msk Kyrgyzstan Politics

The true reasons behind the appointment of Omurbek Suvanaliev (a.k.a. Corrado Cattani), the Naryn province governor, are still unclear for most of Kyrgyz Parliament and White House residents. However, this sweeping transformation from the head of the presidential administration's defense department

Expert-Kazakhstan: Migration prompts economic degradation in Uzbekistan

Expert-Kazakhstan: Migration prompts economic degradation in Uzbekistan

22.01.2008 18:37 msk Migration Uzbekistan

The Uzbeks are considered the most settled nation in the Central Asia region. They would leave their homeland as a last resort. However, population outflow has significantly increased in the recent years. Those who had left the country before 1992 would hardly come back. The state in its turn tacitl

Kazakhstan: Opposition activist Akejan Kajegeldin is optimistic

Kazakhstan: Opposition activist Akejan Kajegeldin is optimistic

18.01.2008 13:00 msk Analytics Kazakhstan

The government of Germany retains vivid interest in Central Asia, and consultations with Kazakh ex-premier Akejan Kajegeldin convened by the office of the federal chancellor on January 16 confirm it. A charismatic Kazakh politician who sided with the opposition in late 1998, Kajegeldyn has been livi

Kyrgyz authorities neglect disturbing forecasts by seismic experts

Kyrgyz authorities neglect disturbing forecasts by seismic experts

16.01.2008 19:38 msk Ferghana Valley Kyrgyzstan

A strong earthquake measuring 5.5-6 magnitude on the Richter scale in the epicenter hit southern province of Osh in Kyrgyzstan on the first day of the new year, Ferghana.Ru reported earlier. The quake destroyed 983 housing facilities, 7 schools and several municipal facilities. Fortunately, there we

The Great Silk Road with one's own eyes. Part IV. Kashgar

The Great Silk Road with one's own eyes. Part IV. Kashgar

14.01.2008 15:52 msk China

In the final part of the essay Ferghana.Ru readers will be told of where the Chinese yuan is best converted into other monetary units, what the difference between Chinese Kyrgyzes and Kyrgyz Kyrgyzes is, what Chinese cabs in Kashgar are, what meals in Kashgar are available, and many other interestin

Look who is here! A brief review of the new parliament of Kyrgyzstan

Look who is here! A brief review of the new parliament of Kyrgyzstan

11.01.2008 13:28 msk Kyrgyzstan Politics

What is the ethnic and gender composition of the new parliament of Kyrgyzstan? How many youths sit on the Jogorku Kenesh? Does its composition reflect the regional division that exists in the republic?

Kyrgyzstan: Kurmanbek Bakiev addressed the government and Parliament

Kyrgyzstan: Kurmanbek Bakiev addressed the government and Parliament

10.01.2008 15:05 msk Kyrgyzstan Politics

Kurmanbek Bakiev. Photo by the presidential press service

How citizens of Uzbekistan work as Gastarbeiters in Tajikistan

How citizens of Uzbekistan work as Gastarbeiters in Tajikistan

09.01.2008 16:12 msk Migration Tajikistan

That citizens of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan seek employment in Russia and Kazakhstan is common knowledge. What information is available to Ferghana.Ru, however, indicates that some Uzbek Gastarbeiters are willing to work in Tajikistan as well.

A short review of Uzbek jails as seen by a human rights activist

A short review of Uzbek jails as seen by a human rights activist

09.01.2008 15:59 msk Human Rights Uzbekistan

Jail is the worst ordeal man may encounter in his life. Jadgar Turlibekov, 69, the head of the Kashkadarja division of the Uzbek Human Rights Society, spent six months behind the bars on fabricated charges. What he had endured there Turlibekov told Ferghana.Ru shortly before he escaped Uzbekistan fo

Kyrgyzstan: Murdered Alisher Saipov honored with award

Kyrgyzstan: Murdered Alisher Saipov honored with award

06.01.2008 12:22 msk Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek Press Club summarized 2007outcomes and took a decision to award with prizes 10 journalists and media representatives actively contributing to mass media development in Kyrgyzstan.

Fergana Valley: Osh oblast hit by strong earthquake

Fergana Valley: Osh oblast hit by strong earthquake

03.01.2008 20:39 msk Ferghana Valley Uzbekistan

A strong earthquake measuring 5.5-6 magnitude on the Richter scale hit mountains surrounding the Ferghana valley on December 31- January 1.

Uzbekistan posts official election results

Uzbekistan posts official election results

29.12.2007 12:22 msk Politics Uzbekistan

The Central Election Commission of Uzbekistan has officially announced the results of the presidential elections that were held on December 23, 2007. Islam Karimov can now be considered the republic's President, in accordance with the country's law on elections. He was elected to the post by 88.1 pe

Price of the Russian-Uzbek union: Political support must rest on responsibility

Price of the Russian-Uzbek union: Political support must rest on responsibility

26.12.2007 12:15 msk Analytics Uzbekistan

Political regimes have a tendency to solidify their positions - for years at least. Societies even come to perceive whatever happens in their respective countries as a blessing. Uzbekistan, the Central Asian country that elected its president last Sunday, is a vivid example.

Army of labor immigrants from Tajikistan is swelling in numbers, and nothing can stop the process

Army of labor immigrants from Tajikistan is swelling in numbers, and nothing can stop the process

26.12.2007 12:13 msk Migration Tajikistan

Labor immigrants return from Russia to Tajikistan by the hundred to meet the New Year with their families. Experts from the Russian Federal Service of Immigration and Immigration Service of the Tajik Interior Ministry claim that practically every Tajik family has at least one Gastarbeiter coming hom

Kyrgyzstan: several organizations merged into an opposition movement

Kyrgyzstan: several organizations merged into an opposition movement

26.12.2007 10:44 msk Kyrgyzstan Politics

It took Kyrgyz opposition two days of discourse and consultations to merge into a new Movement For Justice. The new opposition movement comprises nine political parties and ten organizations, each frustrated with the outcome of the parliamentary election on December 16.

Popular Russian web site Lenta.ru censored in Uzbekistan

Popular Russian web site Lenta.ru censored in Uzbekistan

26.12.2007 10:43 msk Politics Uzbekistan

Uzbek Internet-providers made the piece "Smacking Of Democracy" on the Russian web site Lenta.ru , usually open to all users, unavailable. The piece analyzes the recent presidential election in Uzbekistan and quotes OSCE observers as branding the campaign non-democratic. In Uzbekistan itself, this o

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