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Deputy chief of the U.S. mission to the OSCE, Kyle Scott
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U.S. Envoy To OSCE Says Kazakhstan Lagging In Reforms

The deputy chief of the U.S. mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Kyle Scott, has told RFE/RL's Kazakh Service after his arrival in Kazakhstan that there are lingering concerns over that country's implementation of democratic reforms.

 
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[ June 2008 ]
Uzbekistan: EU Maintains Strategy, Despite Worsening Rights Situation
Kazakhstan: Women's Summit Opens In Astana
Turkmenistan: Activists, Journalists Harassed Ahead Of EU Meeting
Turkmenistan: Border Residents Forcibly Relocated To New District
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
Uzbekistan: OSCE Concerned Over 'Harassment And Intimidation' Of RFE/RL Journalists
Kyrgyzstan: Rights Groups Assail Restrictive New Media Law
Russia: Moscow Looks To Expand Military Presence In Central Asia
Central Asia: Age-Old Water Problem Brings Tensions To A Boil
Central Asia: Mourners In Kyrgyz Capital Bid Farewell To Literary 'Giant' Aitmatov
Uzbekistan: State TV 'Threatens' RFE/RL Journalists
Central Asia: World Bank Warns Of Tainted Blood Transfusions Across Region
Russia: Uzbek Slave Laborers Freed Outside Of Moscow
Central Asia: Child Labor Alive And Thriving
Russia: Media Play Key Role In Fanning Racist Tensions
Russia: Hate-Crime Deaths Mounting, As Nationalists Close Ranks
Kyrgyzstan: Chingiz Aitmatov, A Modern Hero, Dies
Turkmenistan: Moscow Designer Eyes Turkmen Fashion, As Locals Vie With Strict Dress Code
Uzbekistan: International Groups Blast Tashkent's 'Media Freedom Conference'
Central Asia: Kyrgyz Ombudsman Could Set Regional Standard
Uzbekistan: Longest-Held Political Prisoner Free After Two Decades In Jail
Energy: Caspian Pipeline Projects Resemble Gordian Knot
Tajikistan: Plot Thickens Around Banker's Disappearance
Central Asia: Locust Invasion Worsens Region's Food Woes
[ May 2008 ]
Central Asia: Economic Hardship Forces Graduates To Join Migrant Laborers
Turkmenistan: NATO Finds New Partner In Central Asia
Central Asia: Beijing Flexes Economic Muscle Across Region
Central Asia: Ambition Often The Downfall Of Powerful Presidential Relatives
Turkmenistan: President Orders Major Changes To Constitution
Uzbekistan: Government Launches Campaign Against Missionaries
China/Russia: Focus On Pipelines During Medvedev Visit
Central Asia: Tashkent Latest Capital To Embark On Demolition Project
Central Asia: Medvedev Visit Underscores Kazakh Victory Over Uzbekistan For Regional Dominance
Central Asia: OSCE Appeals To Kazakhstan To Restore RFE/RL Website
Russia: Medvedev Looks East, Not West, On First Foreign Visit
Kyrgyzstan: World-Renowned Author Aitmatov In Serious Condition
Central Asia: RFE/RL Accuses Kazakhstan Of Blocking Website
Central Asia: Kazakh, Tajik Presidents Show Oil And Water Do Mix
Central Asia: Andijonis Continue To Flee Uzbekistan, Three Years Later
Uzbekistan: West Accused Of Memory Failure Over Andijon Bloodshed
[ April 2008 ]
Russia: European Court Rules For 'Andijon' Plaintiffs, Warns Against Extradition
Turkmenistan: 'April' Returns To Ashgabat
Central Asia: Uzbek Leader Stands Pat On Regional Union
Kyrgyzstan: Russian Soldier's Shooting Sparks Diplomatic Row
Turkmenistan: Finance Officials Sacked Amid Talk Of Economic Reforms
Central Asia: Kazakh Wheat Ban Hits Some Neighbors Harder Than Others
Tajikistan: 20 Arrested After Protesting Demolition Of Homes
Kyrgyzstan: Opposition Calls For Dismissal Of Parliament, New Constitution
Turkmenistan: Confusion Reigns About Ashgabat's Commitment To Nabucco
Uzbekistan: Family Says Jailed Poet, Sons Are Being Tortured
Uzbekistan: Justice Ministry Revokes Accreditation Of Chief Rabbi
Tajikistan: Politicians And Their Friends Make Up Much Of '100 Richest' List
Central Asia: EU Sees 'Huge Scope For Cooperation'
Central Asia: EU Makes Regional Push With High-Level Talks In Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan: Shadowy Group Agitates For 'Free Karakalpakstan'
NATO: Uzbek, Turkmen Presidents Offer Cooperation
Central Asia: Odd Couple Crashes NATO Summit
[ March 2008 ]
Central/South Asia: Iran Pushes Cross-Border TV Project
Kazakhstan: President's Ex-Son-In-Law Found Guilty Of Coup Plot
Kyrgyzstan: Rumors About President’s Health Prompt Official Response
Norouz In Kyrgyzstan
Norouz In Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan: The Bittersweet Fruits Of The Revolution
Central Asia: Behind The Hype, Russia And China Vie For Region's Energy Resources
Kyrgyzstan: 'Public Trial' Held On 2002 Killings
Uzbekistan: Tashkent Theater Troupe Overcomes Tragedy
Tajikistan: IMF Demands Dushanbe Repay Nearly $48 Million
Kazakhstan: Ukraine Wins Promises Of Cooperation, But No Energy Deal
Ukraine: Yushchenko Seeks Energy Imports In Kazakhstan
[ February 2008 ]
Uzbekistan: Is EU's 'Engagement' Policy With Karimov Bearing Fruit?
Geneva Meeting Pledges Major Progress On Revitalizing Silk Road
Turkmenistan: Gas Rationing Stirs Rare Public Outrage
Kazakhstan: One Of Few Remaining Independent Newspapers Faces Closure
Kyrgyzstan: New Effort Aggressively Counters Hizb Ut-Tahrir, Religious Extremism
Turkmenistan: President Announces Amnesty, Excluding Political Prisoners
Kazakhstan: Two Years Later, Opposition Leader's Murder Still Casts Long Shadow
Uzbekistan: EU Likely To Drop Visa Ban
Uzbekistan: President Karimov Meets With Close Ally Putin
Uzbekistan: President's Daughter Takes Another Step Toward 'Throne'
Central Asia: Region's Economies Fail To Seize Golden Opportunity
[ January 2008 ]
Tajikistan: Senior Member Of Islamic Party Dies In Jail
Uzbekistan: Rights Activists Decry Signs Of Western Rapprochement
Turkmenistan: Lions And Tigers And Mozart To Return To Cultural Life
Russia: Gazprom's Advance Into Europe Continues
Turkmenistan: Ashgabat To Allow Independent Survey Of Its Gas Resources
Kazakhstan: Corruption, Idle Promises Blamed For Mining Accidents
Uzbekistan: Belly-Dancing Girlfriend Of Former British Envoy Exposes Brutal Regime
Central Asia: German Journalist Severely Beaten In Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan: Cotton Industry Targeted By Child-Labor Activists
Serbia: The First Colored Revolution?
Tajikistan: New Curbs Target Islamic Students
Russia: Repatriation Plan Appeals To Few Ethnic Russians
Kazakhstan: President's Former Son-In-Law Sentenced To 20 Years In Jail
Kyrgyzstan: IAEA Seeks Answers To Radioactive Seizure
Turkmenistan/Iran: Good Relations Take Turn For The Worse
Kyrgyzstan: The Art Of Political Assassination
Tajikistan: Energy Shortages, Extreme Cold Create Crisis Situation
Kyrgyzstan: Authorities Seize Radioactive Material Bound For Iran
Turkmenistan: 'Gas-Rich' Residents Shiver In The Cold
Kyrgyzstan: New Prime Minister Makes Economy A Priority
Balkan Focus For Slovenia's EU Presidency

[ June 2008 ]
U.S. Envoy To OSCE Says Kazakhstan Lagging In Reforms
Uzbekistan: EU Maintains Strategy, Despite Worsening Rights Situation
Kazakhstan: Women's Summit Opens In Astana
Turkmenistan: Activists, Journalists Harassed Ahead Of EU Meeting
Turkmenistan: Border Residents Forcibly Relocated To New District
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
Uzbekistan: OSCE Concerned Over 'Harassment And Intimidation' Of RFE/RL Journalists
Kyrgyzstan: Rights Groups Assail Restrictive New Media Law
Russia: Moscow Looks To Expand Military Presence In Central Asia
Central Asia: Age-Old Water Problem Brings Tensions To A Boil
Central Asia: Mourners In Kyrgyz Capital Bid Farewell To Literary 'Giant' Aitmatov
Uzbekistan: State TV 'Threatens' RFE/RL Journalists
Central Asia: World Bank Warns Of Tainted Blood Transfusions Across Region
Russia: Uzbek Slave Laborers Freed Outside Of Moscow
Central Asia: Child Labor Alive And Thriving
Russia: Media Play Key Role In Fanning Racist Tensions
Russia: Hate-Crime Deaths Mounting, As Nationalists Close Ranks
Kyrgyzstan: Chingiz Aitmatov, A Modern Hero, Dies
Turkmenistan: Moscow Designer Eyes Turkmen Fashion, As Locals Vie With Strict Dress Code
Uzbekistan: International Groups Blast Tashkent's 'Media Freedom Conference'
Central Asia: Kyrgyz Ombudsman Could Set Regional Standard
Uzbekistan: Longest-Held Political Prisoner Free After Two Decades In Jail
Energy: Caspian Pipeline Projects Resemble Gordian Knot
Tajikistan: Plot Thickens Around Banker's Disappearance
Central Asia: Locust Invasion Worsens Region's Food Woes
[ May 2008 ]
Central Asia: Economic Hardship Forces Graduates To Join Migrant Laborers
Turkmenistan: NATO Finds New Partner In Central Asia
Central Asia: Beijing Flexes Economic Muscle Across Region
Central Asia: Ambition Often The Downfall Of Powerful Presidential Relatives
Turkmenistan: President Orders Major Changes To Constitution
Uzbekistan: Government Launches Campaign Against Missionaries
China/Russia: Focus On Pipelines During Medvedev Visit
Central Asia: Tashkent Latest Capital To Embark On Demolition Project
Central Asia: Medvedev Visit Underscores Kazakh Victory Over Uzbekistan For Regional Dominance
Central Asia: OSCE Appeals To Kazakhstan To Restore RFE/RL Website
Russia: Medvedev Looks East, Not West, On First Foreign Visit
Kyrgyzstan: World-Renowned Author Aitmatov In Serious Condition
Central Asia: RFE/RL Accuses Kazakhstan Of Blocking Website
Central Asia: Kazakh, Tajik Presidents Show Oil And Water Do Mix
Central Asia: Andijonis Continue To Flee Uzbekistan, Three Years Later
Uzbekistan: West Accused Of Memory Failure Over Andijon Bloodshed
[ April 2008 ]
Russia: European Court Rules For 'Andijon' Plaintiffs, Warns Against Extradition
Turkmenistan: 'April' Returns To Ashgabat
Central Asia: Uzbek Leader Stands Pat On Regional Union
Kyrgyzstan: Russian Soldier's Shooting Sparks Diplomatic Row
Turkmenistan: Finance Officials Sacked Amid Talk Of Economic Reforms
Central Asia: Kazakh Wheat Ban Hits Some Neighbors Harder Than Others
Tajikistan: 20 Arrested After Protesting Demolition Of Homes
Kyrgyzstan: Opposition Calls For Dismissal Of Parliament, New Constitution
Turkmenistan: Confusion Reigns About Ashgabat's Commitment To Nabucco
Uzbekistan: Family Says Jailed Poet, Sons Are Being Tortured
Uzbekistan: Justice Ministry Revokes Accreditation Of Chief Rabbi
Tajikistan: Politicians And Their Friends Make Up Much Of '100 Richest' List
Central Asia: EU Sees 'Huge Scope For Cooperation'
Central Asia: EU Makes Regional Push With High-Level Talks In Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan: Shadowy Group Agitates For 'Free Karakalpakstan'
NATO: Uzbek, Turkmen Presidents Offer Cooperation
Central Asia: Odd Couple Crashes NATO Summit
[ March 2008 ]
Central/South Asia: Iran Pushes Cross-Border TV Project
Kazakhstan: President's Ex-Son-In-Law Found Guilty Of Coup Plot
Kyrgyzstan: Rumors About President’s Health Prompt Official Response
Norouz In Kyrgyzstan
Norouz In Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan: The Bittersweet Fruits Of The Revolution
Central Asia: Behind The Hype, Russia And China Vie For Region's Energy Resources
Kyrgyzstan: 'Public Trial' Held On 2002 Killings
Uzbekistan: Tashkent Theater Troupe Overcomes Tragedy
Tajikistan: IMF Demands Dushanbe Repay Nearly $48 Million
Kazakhstan: Ukraine Wins Promises Of Cooperation, But No Energy Deal
Ukraine: Yushchenko Seeks Energy Imports In Kazakhstan
[ February 2008 ]
Uzbekistan: Is EU's 'Engagement' Policy With Karimov Bearing Fruit?
Geneva Meeting Pledges Major Progress On Revitalizing Silk Road
Turkmenistan: Gas Rationing Stirs Rare Public Outrage
Kazakhstan: One Of Few Remaining Independent Newspapers Faces Closure
Kyrgyzstan: New Effort Aggressively Counters Hizb Ut-Tahrir, Religious Extremism
Turkmenistan: President Announces Amnesty, Excluding Political Prisoners
Kazakhstan: Two Years Later, Opposition Leader's Murder Still Casts Long Shadow
Uzbekistan: EU Likely To Drop Visa Ban
Uzbekistan: President Karimov Meets With Close Ally Putin
Uzbekistan: President's Daughter Takes Another Step Toward 'Throne'
Central Asia: Region's Economies Fail To Seize Golden Opportunity
[ January 2008 ]
Tajikistan: Senior Member Of Islamic Party Dies In Jail
Uzbekistan: Rights Activists Decry Signs Of Western Rapprochement
Turkmenistan: Lions And Tigers And Mozart To Return To Cultural Life
Russia: Gazprom's Advance Into Europe Continues
Turkmenistan: Ashgabat To Allow Independent Survey Of Its Gas Resources
Kazakhstan: Corruption, Idle Promises Blamed For Mining Accidents
Uzbekistan: Belly-Dancing Girlfriend Of Former British Envoy Exposes Brutal Regime
Central Asia: German Journalist Severely Beaten In Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan: Cotton Industry Targeted By Child-Labor Activists
Serbia: The First Colored Revolution?
Tajikistan: New Curbs Target Islamic Students
Russia: Repatriation Plan Appeals To Few Ethnic Russians
Kazakhstan: President's Former Son-In-Law Sentenced To 20 Years In Jail
Kyrgyzstan: IAEA Seeks Answers To Radioactive Seizure
Turkmenistan/Iran: Good Relations Take Turn For The Worse
Kyrgyzstan: The Art Of Political Assassination
Tajikistan: Energy Shortages, Extreme Cold Create Crisis Situation
Kyrgyzstan: Authorities Seize Radioactive Material Bound For Iran
Turkmenistan: 'Gas-Rich' Residents Shiver In The Cold
Kyrgyzstan: New Prime Minister Makes Economy A Priority
Balkan Focus For Slovenia's EU Presidency

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RFE/RL: Harassment In Uzbekistan
RFE/RL is one of the leading international news organizations covering Uzbekistan, and it was one of the only organizations on the ground during the Andijon events. Since the May events, RFE/RL's correspondents in Uzbekistan have been subject to a systematic campaign of harassment and intimidation intended to hamper our efforts to report objectively. Below is a chronology of this campaign up to the present.  
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