Saturday, February 23, 2013

News and Features from Central Asia

Iran Selects New Nuke Sites

Iran says it will not make any concessions regarding its nuclear rights during upcoming nuclear talks with key world powers in Kazakhstan.
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Members of Hizb ut-Tahrir have been arrested across Central Asia.

More Kyrgyz Hizb Ut-Tahrir Arrests

Two alleged members of the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir organization have been arrested in Kyrgyzstan's southern city of Jalal-Abad.
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Kyrgyz Parliament OKs Energy Accord

Kyrgyzstan's parliament has ratified a Kyrgyz-Russian agreement on the construction and operation of power stations on the Naryn River.
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The Canadian company has operated the gold mine since 1997.

Kyrgyzstan May Scrap Canada Gold Deal

Kyrgyzstan's parliament has given the government three months to renegotiate the terms of a 2009 financial agreement on the Kumtor gold mine with Canada's Centerra Gold.
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New Fee Backs Up Kazakh Border

About 100 trucks transporting fruit and vegetables have been stuck at the Kyrgyz-Kazakh border since February 20.
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The website of Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyz Sites Hacked By Uzbek Group

The websites of Kyrgyzstan's Interior Ministry, the State Property Control Committee, the Air Bishkek airline, and the official Bishkek online city guide on February 20 unexpectedly carried a message saying, "We are against racism!"
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U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Robert Blake says wider civil liberties are necessary for the further development of civil society.

U.S. Urges Fair Tajik Presidential Vote

U.S. Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blake has called on Tajikistan's leadership to hold a fair, democratic, and transparent presidential election in November.
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Last year, the liquor plant

Three Jailed For 'Allah Vodka' Plan

A court in Kazakhstan's northwestern city of Aqtobe has sentenced three young men convicted of planning to blow up a local liquor factory for "insulting Islam."
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Banned Kyrgyz Islamic Group Members Detained

Five alleged members of the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir organization have been arrested in Kyrgyzstan's southern city of Jalal-Abad.
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Kyrgyz Man Arrested For Allegedly Forging Documents For Terrorists

Kyrgyz authorities have launched investigations against a man suspected of forging documents for terrorists.
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