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10.10.2006 12:10 msk Ferghana Valley Uzbekistan
Relatives of Kobiljon Obidov, former hokim (the head of administration) of the Andijan region, say that he is accused of organization of the events of May 13, 2005. Obidov is in a jail in Tashkent now.
09.10.2006 15:04 msk Politics Tajikistan
RIA-Novosti news agency reports indicate that the authorities of Tajikistan ordered access to some web sites closed because they "interfere with state policy".
09.10.2006 14:59 msk Business Russia
Russia is launching a new phase of military and military-technical cooperation in the post-Soviet zone. Facts show that this new phase is determined by processes of disintegration. The Russian-Uzbek relations are a vivid example. At first sight, everything is fine and dandy in these relations but th
09.10.2006 14:57 msk Human Rights Uzbekistan
Last Monday, the UN Council for Human Rights (established this summer to replace the former Committee for Human Rights) decided to discuss human rights abuses in Uzbekistan behind the closed doors. So as not to make a fuss.
09.10.2006 14:55 msk Human Rights Turkmenistan
The European Parliament's Committee for International Trade put on hold ratification of the provisional trade accord between the EU and Turkmenistan. The European Union will sign trade and economic treaties with Ashkhabad only when the latter has made "apparent, discernible, and consistent progress
06.10.2006 15:22 msk
Two-day trial of Ulugbek Haidarov, human rights activist and journalist from Jizak, ended on October 5.
05.10.2006 14:01 msk Ferghana Valley Kyrgyzstan
Ferghana.Ru news agency and Central Asian Information Center opened their office at 44, Kurmanjan Datka Street, Osh, Kyrgyzstan on September 28.
03.10.2006 21:57 msk Business Uzbekistan
Cotton harvesting begins in Uzbekistan. The yield is expected to amount to 3.6 million tons of raw cotton, judging by the estimates made by specialists of the republican Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources. Farms accounted for 66% of the harvest in 2005. This figure is expected to reach 86%
02.10.2006 14:32 msk Human Rights Turkmenistan
Ogulsapar Muradova of RL Kyrgyz Service was arrested in Ashkhabad on June 18 when officers of the Turkmen National Security Service turned up at her door with the invitation for "a chat". Muradova, 58, never returned from the chat. Neither has she been seen alive, for that matter. Yelena Ovezova (41
02.10.2006 14:31 msk Migration Russia
Varorud news agency reports indicate that the first issue of Migrant NSK is on sale in Novosibirsk. A newspaper for the citizens of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan seeking jobs in Novosibirsk and its environs, Migrant NSK is published by the regional directorate of the federal Immigrant Labor
22.09.2006 09:47 msk Migration
There was a time when the train from Dushanbe reached only Astrakhan, the fact that made the latter a major trans-shipment point for Central Asian immigrants on their way to Russia. Awhile ago, the route was extended to Moscow again. Made up in Dushanbe, it makes five runs to Moscow a week. Most tra
15.09.2006 14:43 msk Business
Uzmetronom.com reports that schoolchildren, students, and clerks from Tashkent and Tashkent region are rounded up and dispatched to cotton harvesting.
13.09.2006 16:15 msk Migration
Located in the southern part of the country, the Astrakhan and Volgograd region are known for agricultural products - watermelons, melons, tomatoes, aubergines, paprika, and so on. What information is available indicates that nearly 70% of the whole output is grown by immigrants from Central Asia.
13.09.2006 13:03 msk Religious life
Tahir Yuldashev A speech believed to have been made and recorded by Tahir Yuldashev, leader of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, was delivered to e-mail addresses of BBC, RL, VOA broadcasters and Ferghana.Ru news agency. Number One Terrorist in Central Asia made the speech on the fifth anniversary
11.09.2006 15:22 msk Religious life
Krishnaite communities in Uzbekistan are not numerous at all. Krishnaites number 150 people at best in the capital city of Tashkent. Fortunately for them, this community is officially registered by the Justice Ministry as a religious organization. This status permits Krishnaites in Tashkent to own a
08.09.2006 17:20 msk Migration Russia
This is the first publication in the new series dedicated to the life of Central Asian communities in Russia. Our studies indicate existence of a great deal of Uzbek communities throughout Russia. Here is a story of the community in Astrakhan
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