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29.10.2007 18:10 msk Kyrgyzstan
Journalist Alisher Saipov who had once worked for Ferghana.Ru was assassinated in Osh on October 24. Investigation is under way. There is no saying if the assassins are ever found or if whoever has marked Alisher for assassination is identified.
29.10.2007 09:26 msk Analytics Kyrgyzstan
A three-year interim over, the Kyrgyz political system once again emulates the Russian political model typical of all Central Asian countries.
29.10.2007 08:35 msk Ferghana Valley Kyrgyzstan
BBC reports that the Kyrgyz ombudsman suspects Uzbek secret services' involvement in the tragic death of journalist Alisher Saipov. "What information is available to Kyrgyz secret services indicates that the journalist was marked for assassination by secret services of Uzbekistan," BBC quoted Tursun
26.10.2007 18:59 msk Ferghana Valley Uzbekistan
Very many take time to emerge, just like a photo does in a dark room. They begin with coming to be regarded as "promising" and some even live up to the expectations in due time. Some, not all. The majority, however, end up just like that - with once being regarded as promising their principal achiev
26.10.2007 18:57 msk Ferghana Valley Uzbekistan
His life was brief but blazing. He was a genuine journalist, a man ever in search of information, a man capable of understanding everyone from Islamists to technocrats. What really counts, however, is that he was a true patriot of his people. His outstanding personality combined an astute mind, crea
26.10.2007 00:37 msk Human Rights Uzbekistan
(Bishkek, October 25, 2007) – Alisher Saipov, an independent journalist whose reporting criticized human rights abuses in Kyrgyzstan and neighboring Uzbekistan, was shot to death on October 24 in the southern Kyrgyz city of Osh, Human Rights Watch said today. The Kyrgyz government must ensure a thor
25.10.2007 01:47 msk Ferghana Valley Uzbekistan
The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns today’s murder in southern Kyrgyzstan of Alisher Saipov, editor of the independent Uzbek-language weekly Siyosat (Politics) and contributor to several regional news outlets. Saipov was shot three times at a close range at around 7 p.m. in downtown Osh, a
24.10.2007 11:19 msk Politics Uzbekistan
This is the first election in the history of the Republic of Uzbekistan with six candidates at once running for president. Two candidates have been the all-time record in all sixteen years of sovereignty until now.
24.10.2007 11:11 msk Kyrgyzstan Politics
On October 23, President of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiyev signed the new Constitution adopted by a nationwide ballot two days earlier.
24.10.2007 11:05 msk Business Uzbekistan
Cooking oil, both vegetable and cotton, has essentially disappeared from Tashkent stores. The stores that used to sell numerous brands (local and imported from Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and Iran) are empty nowadays.
24.10.2007 11:03 msk Ferghana Valley Uzbekistan
More and more letters come from Uzbekistan, and comments on the letters become more and more emotional. This state of affairs is caused by censorship in the Uzbek media. With the presidential election coming forth, the population does not even build vain hopes anymore. Without urging the reader to t
22.10.2007 10:45 msk Tajikistan
Sherhon Salimov, the head of the Tajik Agency for State Financial Control and War on Corruption, called a press conference in Dushanbe where he all but asked for financial assistance from the government and international organizations. As far as Salimov was concerned, salaries paid officials of the
22.10.2007 09:58 msk Kyrgyzstan Politics
With the turnout in excess of 63% by 4 p.m., the Central Electoral Commission proclaimed the referendum as having taken place. Asija Sasykbayeva, the head of Interbilim Center and member of the Referendum Oversight Committee established by two dozens political parties and non-governmental organizati
22.10.2007 08:57 msk Politics Turkmenistan
Insiders say President of Turkmenistan Gurbankuly Berdymuhammedov is making preparations for a visit to EU headquarters in Brussels scheduled for late October or early November.
22.10.2007 08:56 msk Religious life Uzbekistan
Uzbek secret services remain inordinately suspicious of the faithful. Loudly promoting guarantees of the freedom of conscience, the Uzbek authorities keep tabs on mosques and practically every believer.
19.10.2007 16:16 msk Human Rights Kyrgyzstan
Uchkun Karimov, Chief of the Major Investigations Department of the Prosecutor General's Office of Kyrgyzstan, said at the press conference in Bishkek on October 19 that efforts would be made to have Aidar Akayev, the ex-president's son, extradited from Russia.
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