RFE/RL CENTRAL ASIA REPORT 13.05.2013 A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about the five countries of Central Asia.For more stories on Central Asia, please visit and bookmark our Central Asia page . |
 Tajik Opposition Figure Accused Of Theft Authorities in Tajikistan have opened two criminal cases against a former industry minister who recently announced he would create an opposition political party. More  Worry Over Fate Of RFE/RL Journalist The human rights groups Amnesty International and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) have released statements warning that detained RFE/RL Turkmen correspondent Rovshan Yazmuhamedov is at risk of torture. More  U.S. Case Against Bakiev Dropped U.S. officials gave no explanation for dropping a financial fraud case against the son of the former Kyrgyz president. More Sherik Karamkhudoev was found guilty on May 10 of founding an organized criminal group, organizing mass disorders, and illegal weapons possession. More  Ex-Soviet Bloc Celebrates Victory Day On May 9, countries in many parts of Eastern Europe and Central Asia celebrated Victory Day, an annual commemoration marking the official capitulation of Nazi Germany to the Soviet Union in the Second World War. (24 PHOTOS) More An RFE/RL correspondent based in Turkmenistan's northeastern city of Turkmenabat has been detained by local police. More  Armless Kazakh Artist Says 'Poor-Quality' Fingerprints Cost Him British Visa An armless Kazakh artist says he was denied a British visa recently because he was unable to provide fingerprints. Karipbek Kuyukov says British authorities returned his passport without issuing him a visa due to the poor quality of his fingerprints. More  French To Pull Troops From Tajikistan French troops in Dushanbe who have been performing repair and maintenance on NATO aircraft on route to or from Afghanistan will leave Tajikistan by July 1. More President Nursultan Nazarbaev presented the general's insignia to Saule Aitpaeva, the chairwoman of the prosecutor-general's Committee for Statistics and Legal Records, on May 6. More |