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27.07.2007 14:52 msk Human Rights Tajikistan
Second round of Dovlatmo Ismailova's battle with the national education system begins in the Dushanbe Municipal Court next week. Student Ismailova insists on her right to attend classes in the hijab [shawl covering face and hands all Moslem women must wear outdoors - Ferghana.Ru] . The Ministry of E
27.07.2007 14:03 msk Ferghana Valley Kyrgyzstan
The Kyrgyz authorities have been trying to get UNESCO put the unique Mount Suleiman in central Osh on its World Heritage List for years - to no avail. The new construction project in the meantime may make Mount Suleiman ineligible because UNESCO permits no construction sites on the territories of ob
26.07.2007 16:37 msk Kyrgyzstan Politics
First meeting of the Steering Committee of the 1st Issyk-Kul International Film Festival of the Shanghai Organization of Cooperation took place on premises of the Government House on July 26. The meeting was chaired by State Secretary Adahan Madumarov. The film festival will take place in the town o
26.07.2007 15:55 msk Turkey, Republic of
Istanbul-based Zaman newspaper reported Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul as saying that Turkey intended to unilaterally abolish visa regime with Turkic-speaking countries. The resolution was already forwarded to the president, Gul said.
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.
25.07.2007 11:45 msk Ferghana Valley Kyrgyzstan
Observers comment on undeniable expansion of the Uzbek culture into the southern regions of Kyrgyzstan where more than half of the population of the country resides. The process is facilitated by closeness of Uzbekistan (whose cultural influence with the region is rooted in ages past) and ethnic fac
25.07.2007 10:53 msk Business Uzbekistan
Resolution "On facilitation of processes of privatization and active involvement of foreign investments in 2007-2010" signed by the president of Uzbekistan stipulates the sale of 944 enterprises and objects.
25.07.2007 09:12 msk Kyrgyzstan Politics
Charges under three articles of the Criminal Code were pressed against Bermet Akayeva, ex-president's daughter and a recent candidate for the parliament of Kyrgyzstan.
23.07.2007 13:57 msk Kazakhstan Politics
Attempts to change the world by radical means and explosives have been tried for centuries. A great deal of blood is usually shed in this struggle. Meanwhile, everything changes and so are the regime-toppling technologies. Color revolutions in Georgia and Kyrgyzstan plainly show that the properly in
23.07.2007 12:22 msk Religious life Uzbekistan
Reconstruction of Tashkent streets and squares for the Independence Day celebration on the national leader's initiative is a tradition in Uzbekistan. Central part of the capital around Chor Su marketplace and Eski Juva square was reconstructed in 2005. President Islam Karimov ordered the National Ga
23.07.2007 11:00 msk China
Floods in China. Photo by China Daily Over 150 people died in floods and landslides in China last week. Xinhua news agency reports that the floods that began with the rain season already took at least 400 lives in almost half of Chinese provinces.
23.07.2007 10:59 msk Business Turkmenistan
RIA-Novosti reports that President of Turkmenistan Gurbankuly Berdymuhammedov signed a resolution at the Cabinet meeting ordering investment of over $1 billion in infrastructure of Avaza, tourist attraction zone in the city of Turkmenbashi (former Krasnovodsk).
20.07.2007 18:29 msk Human Rights Tajikistan
Abdul-Karim Ergashev, citizen of Tajikistan and ex-prisoner in Guantanamo, intends to slap US President George W. Bush and the Pentagon with an injury claim.
20.07.2007 18:27 msk Ferghana Valley Uzbekistan
Ferghana Valley as seen from outer space. No borders. Photo by Maps.Google.Com
20.07.2007 18:25 msk Kyrgyzstan Politics
Iskender Aidaraliyev, Governor of the Jalalabad region of Kyrgyzstan, is convinced that the country does not need prime ministers but needs the capital moved to Osh in the south. Aidaraliyev gave an extensive interview to Slovo Kyrgyzstana.
20.07.2007 13:17 msk Human Rights Uzbekistan
Myra Ritman of the US, the last of the Human Rights Watch personnel, is leaving Uzbekistan this Sunday. Andrea Berg has already left the country (her accreditation issued in autumn 2005 expired and the authorities refused to extend it).
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