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Riina Kionka
(epa)
Turkmenistan: EU Official Optimistic About Human Rights Situation
On June 24 in Turkmenistan's capital, Ashgabat, European Union officials opened what is expected to be a series of discussions on human rights in the country. However, the talks got under way just days after Sazak Durdymuradov, a frequent contributor to RFE/RL’s Turkmen Service, was arrested and reportedly beaten by Turkmen police in a case that throws into question the Central Asian state’s commitment to human rights. more

[ June 27, 2008 ]
Uzbekistan: German Foundation, EU Pull Out Of Journalist Training Program
Turkmenistan: RFE/RL Contributor Being Held At Infamous Psychiatric Hospital
[ June 26, 2008 ]
U.S. Envoy To OSCE Says Kazakhstan Lagging In Reforms
[ June 25, 2008 ]
Uzbekistan: EU Maintains Strategy, Despite Worsening Rights Situation
Kazakhstan: Women's Summit Opens In Astana
[ June 24, 2008 ]
Central Asia: Websites Unite To Protest Internet Censorship In Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan: Activists, Journalists Harassed Ahead Of EU Meeting
[ June 23, 2008 ]
Turkmenistan: Border Residents Forcibly Relocated To New District
Tajikistan: Dushanbe's Last Synagogue Demolished
Energy: Nabucco Chief Eyes Iranian, Russian Gas Despite U.S. Objections
East: Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan Criticized For Suppressing Democracy
[ June 19, 2008 ]
Turkmenistan: Wireless Internet Offer Hints At End To State Monopoly
Central Asia: Slain Journalist's Father Accuses Uzbek President Of Murder
Uzbekistan: U.S. Treasury Freezes Bank Accounts Of Terror Suspects
[ June 18, 2008 ]
Uzbekistan: OSCE Concerned Over 'Harassment And Intimidation' Of RFE/RL Journalists
Tajikistan: Tensions Rising Over Food Prices In Remote East
[ June 17, 2008 ]
Kyrgyzstan: Rights Groups Assail Restrictive New Media Law
[ June 16, 2008 ]
Russia: Moscow Looks To Expand Military Presence In Central Asia
[ June 15, 2008 ]
Central Asia: Age-Old Water Problem Brings Tensions To A Boil
[ June 14, 2008 ]
Central Asia: Mourners In Kyrgyz Capital Bid Farewell To Literary 'Giant' Aitmatov
[ June 13, 2008 ]
Uzbekistan: State TV 'Threatens' RFE/RL Journalists
Central Asia: World Bank Warns Of Tainted Blood Transfusions Across Region
[ June 12, 2008 ]
Central Asia: Child Labor Alive And Thriving
[ June 11, 2008 ]
East: Poll Finds Fear Of Free Speech In Former Soviet Countries
Kyrgyzstan: Chingiz Aitmatov, A Modern Hero, Dies
[ June 10, 2008 ]
Turkmenistan: Moscow Designer Eyes Turkmen Fashion, As Locals Vie With Strict Dress Code
Uzbekistan: International Groups Blast Tashkent's 'Media Freedom Conference'
[ June 9, 2008 ]
Central Asia: Kyrgyz Ombudsman Could Set Regional Standard
[ June 6, 2008 ]
Uzbekistan: Longest-Held Political Prisoner Free After Two Decades In Jail
[ June 5, 2008 ]
Energy: Caspian Pipeline Projects Resemble Gordian Knot
U.S.: Human-Trafficking Report Finds Key Criminals Often Go Unpunished
[ June 4, 2008 ]
Tajikistan: Plot Thickens Around Banker's Disappearance
Islam: Shari'a-Compliant Finance Becoming Viable Part Of Global Banking
[ June 3, 2008 ]
Central Asia: Locust Invasion Worsens Region's Food Woes
Uzbekistan: Freed Rights Activist Calls Uzbek Prisons 'Islands Of Torture'

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