Kazakhstan temporarily closes some territories for foreigners

Kazakhstan Today, Astana, 26 Dec 2008 – Almaty. December 26. Kazakhstan Today – Government of Kazakhstan approved…

Uzbekistan: Next Destination of an Orange Revolution?

Fergana.ru, Moscow, 22 Dec 2008 – Political immigrant and Erk party leader Muhammad Salikh proclaimed the beginning of…

Kyrgyz Editor Seeks Political Asylum In Europe, The Ninth In Past Two Years

RFE/RL, Bishkek, 17 Dec 2008 – Cholpon Orozobekova, editor in chief of the leading independent newspaper…

Kyrgyzstan: National TV and Radio Corporation resumed BBC broadcasts again

Fergana.ru, Bishkek, 17 Dec 2008 – Minor financial and technical problems taken care of, the National…

Uzbekistan: The authorities circumvented a French and German film show at the Museum of Cinematograph in Tashkent

Ferghana.ru, Tashkent, 16 Dec 2008 – An event organized by the Hugo Center (France) was the…

Turkmenistan drops word "Turkmenbashi" from the state anthem

Fergana.ru, Ashgabat, 16 Dec 2008 – RIA-Novosti reports indicate that the parliament of Turkmenistan passed a law…

International broadcasts on Kyrgyz airwaves should be fully restored

OSCE, Vienna, 12 Dec 2008 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti,…

OSCE Office supports human rights conference in Tajikistan

OSCE, Dushanbe, 10 Dec 2008 – The establishment of a Tajik human rights ombudsman institution, the…

New web site for Gastarbeiters from Kyrgyzstan presented in Moscow

Maria Yanovskaya (Ferghana.Ru), Moscow, 01 Dec 2008 – KGinfo.ru was presented in Moscow as a web…

Kazakhstan: OSCE Centre promotes law on equal rights and opportunities for women and men

OSCE, Astana, 28 Nov 2008 – A roundtable discussion on Kazakhstan’s draft law on gender equality…

Turkmenistan: OSCE Centre in Ashgabad organizes training course on human rights in the administration of justice

OSCE, Ashgabad, 27 Nov 2008 – International human rights standards related to apprehension, arrest and pre-trial…