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Central Asia

Uzbekistan: New abuse of jailed dissident
27-08-2009
Uzbek authorities should promptly investigate new allegations of abuse against a political prisoner, Yusuf Jumaev, and ensure that his family is permitted regular visits, Human Rights Watch said today.


Azerbaijan and Israel sign two intergovernmental agreement
29-06-2009
after the talks were held in the presence of two states delegations, a ceremony of signing documents was held in the presence of Presidents Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Shimon Peres of Israel.


Kyrgyzstan: 44 Iranians die in Kyrgyz plane crash
25-08-2008
44 Iranians on board a Kyrgyz passenger plane died when it crashed shortly after takeoff from Bishkek airport.


KYRGYZSTAN: Draft law to curb formula milk sales, boost breastfeeding
19-08-2008
A draft law on promoting breastfeeding as a means of tackling health and nutrition problems among infants is being discussed in Kyrgyzstan.


Uzbekistan: repression linked to 2005 massacre rife
12-05-2008
The Uzbek government continues to persecute people it believes have any connection with the May 2005 unrest in Andijan, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today.


OSCE observers say Uzbek elections undemocratic
24-12-2007
Uzbekistan's presidential poll, which has installed veteran leader Islam Karimov in office for a third term, failed to meet democratic standards, Europe's chief election monitoring body said.


Uzbekistan: No real choice in Presidential elections
21-12-2007
The Uzbek presidential election on December 23 cannot be free or fair, said Human Rights Watch today.


Tajik prosecutor warns of "foreign-guided extremists"
02-10-2007
A senior official in Tajikistan's eastern Badakhshan Province has warned that locals who have graduated from foreign Islamic madrasahs and other schools are involved in extremist activities in the country.


Kazakh President's party wins all seats
19-08-2007
The party of President Nursultan Nazarbayev won all available seats in Kazakhstan's new parliament, according to preliminary results announced Sunday. The tally was quickly condemned by the opposition.


Tajikistan: Court rejects student challenge of headscarf ban
03-08-2007
Officials in Tajikistan's State Teacher Training Institute have told RFE/RL's Tajik Service that female applicants are no longer allowed to take university entrance exams there wearing Islamic head scarves.


Muslim scholar killed in Dagestan
01-08-2007


TAJIKISTAN: Poverty fuels child labour
01-05-2007


Azerbaijan: opposition editor sentenced to prison
27-04-2007


Uzbekistan: release Human Rights defender
26-01-2007


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29-12-2006


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22-12-2006


Turkmenistan: New Leader should end Rights abuses
22-12-2006


CENTRAL ASIA: Weekly news wrap
15-12-2006


Uzbekistan: Human rights defenders under siege
09-12-2006


CENTRAL ASIA: Weekly news wrap
08-12-2006


KAZAKHSTAN: Punished for preaching in mosques
17-11-2006


CENTRAL ASIA: Weekly news wrap
10-11-2006


Kyrgyzstan on the edge
09-11-2006


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04-11-2006


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27-10-2006


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06-10-2006


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29-09-2006


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25-08-2006


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21-07-2006


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