Wednesday
Nov042009
KYRGYZSTAN: President Reshuffles Government [20 October 2009]
04 Nov 2009 2237MST On Tuesday, 20 October, President Kurmanbek Bakiyev “reshuffled” the Kyrgyz government, Reuters reported.
04 Nov 2009 2237MST Wednesday
Nov042009
KAZAKHSTAN: Penalizing Oil Companies [7 October 2007]
04 Nov 2009 2029MST Kazakhstan’s move to penalize top oil firms for alleged environmental lapses could be a first move to rewrite contracts to “re-nationalize” its huge oil reserves.
Wednesday
Nov042009
KRYGYZSTAN: USAF Major Claims Kidnapping [19 September 2006]
04 Nov 2009 1815MST Questions remain about the purported kidnapping in Krygyzstan of United States Air Force Major Jill Metzger.
Wednesday
Nov042009
UZBEKISTAN: Violence Engenders National Crisis [8 April 2004]
04 Nov 2009 1646MST The violence and acts of terrorism last week in Tashkent and Bukhara have brought about renewed criticism of the lagging Uzbek economy, political repression by President Islam Karimov, and the extensive record of human rights abuses throughout the country.
Wednesday
Nov042009
UZBEKISTAN: Violence Linked to Al-Qa’ida [1 April 2004]
04 Nov 2009 1642MST Three days of violence in Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan, has left 42 people dead and has spurred local and state authorities to initiate an aggressive measures, including heightened security measures, border closures, and urban paramilitary operations.