Central Asia

Increased prosperity has given Kazakhstan the confidence to seek a more influential role on the international stage. That is something we should support. We must reach out to Kazakhstan | Glenys Kinnock | Comment is fr

In this sense, the Kazakh chairmanship is a bit more serious than Libya and the HRC – it could impact both hard and soft security issues (i.e., both conflict management and democratisation) across a fairly wide sphere. It is likely, however, that the regime will want to adhere to the current Central Asian vogue for balancing between Russia and the West, which means Russia should not bank on achieving all its aims next year either. In the end, however, it seems clear that the brightest hope for the Kazakh chairmanship – that it would lead to domestic reform – is unlikely to pan out. FREEradicals - Kazakhstan's President-for-Life Prepares to Chair

Since the club's formation in 2005, it has progressed rapidly, winning the Uzbekistan League Two championship in 2006 and League One in 2007, before doing the double last season. The team are sponsored by Zeromax, one of the region's leading gas and oil companies, and they are currently building a new 35,000-seater stadium as part of the Sport Park Tashkent sport complex. Rivaldo, who was part of the 2002 World Cup winning team, plays for Bunyodkor. BBC SPORT | Football | Scolari moves to Uzbek champions

The group that claimed responsibility, however, was the Islamic Jihad Union, a purported offshoot of the IMU. But this may not actually be true either: the attacks could have been the work of criminal outfits or state security services. In Central Asia, attribution is a bit of a parlour game. FREEradicals - Tensions in Ferghana: How Much Should We Worry Th

FREEradicals - Could the Economic Crisis Fuel Violence in Centra Often referred to as Central Asia's 'dirty war', it featured mass civilian casualties and refugee flows, marauding criminal gangs and foreign jihadists, and the devastation of the fledgling nation's economy and infrastructure.

neweurasia.net » Turkmenistan in 2009 = Turkmenistan in 2000, 20 Since the death of its eccentric first president 2 years ago, the resource-rich Central Asian republic has caught the attention of Western companies in the hydrocarbon sector. Yet its human rights record remains one of the worst in the world.

FREEradicals - 'Hostages to the Gas': A Glimpse of Life inside T It is a common complaint in Central Asia: repressive and corrupt regimes escape without serious Western condemnation because of economic or strategic considerations.

Online radicalisation is an important subject for ICSR; but does the discussion have any relevance for Central Asia? FREEradicals - On the Relevance of Fighting Online Radicalisatio

cals, On the Relevance of Fighting Online Radicalisation in Central Asia . FREEradicals - Reply to Mitchell: Online Radicalisation in Centr

BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Scores killed in China protest Page last updated at 17:55 GMT, Monday, 6 July 2009 18:55 UK

Xinjiang is not often included in the 'Central Asia' remit of many organisations, but it's a bit of an arbitrary decision. The Uighurs are Turkic, Sunni Muslims with ancient trading ties to the rest of Central Asia (the two main branches of the Silk Road met in Kashgar, whose Old City is now being tragically razed by Chinese authorities ). The province is beset by ethnic tension and political dissatisfaction with authoritarian rule, which only increased with the independence of the Central Asian states in 1991. FREEradicals - Death, Repression and Political Violence in Xinji

Kyrgyzstan, a mountainous nation in Central Asia that has long been a contender for the title of most obscure former Soviet republic, has suddenly become prime real estate, like a once-homely neighborhood that all the A-listers now covet. Its unexpected emergence onto the international stage says much about how the war in nearby Afghanistan, the struggle for political influence in the former Soviet Union, and the competition to control Central Asia’s bountiful oil and gas reserves are reshaping priorities of the world’s military and economic titans. Kyrgyzstan is the only country in the world that hosts separate military bases for the United States and , and both major powers are bent on sustaining or deepening their presence. Kyrgyzstan - At the Crossroad of Empires, a Mouse Struts - NYTim

FREEradicals - Coming Up: The Presidential Election in Kyrgyzsta The Institute for War & Peace Reporting is a great resource for tracking events in Kyrgyzstan (and the rest of Central Asia).

In English with Chinese subtitles Tania Branigan and Dan Chung were the first western journalists on the scene of clashes between Uighurs and Han Chinese in the north-western region of Xinjiang. Video: Urumqi's week of rage and fear | World news | guardian.co

FREEradicals - Update: After Urumqi The violence in Urumqi earlier this month continues to reverberate in the region. As shown in this compelling Guardian video report more details about the riots have become clear, but the effects of the violence on inter-ethnic relations in Xinjiang and other parts of Central Asia going forward are not yet known. Already this week, however, we have seen a remarkable development in Kazakhstan : thousands of Uighurs were allowed to march in Almaty and protest Chinese policies in Xinjiang.

Final vote count confirms Kyrgyz leader's landslide reelection |

FREEradicals - New Barriers for Turkmen Students: The Kyrgyz Con

FREEradicals - Ten Years On: The IMU Question

Tajikistan Criticized Over Restrictive Religion Law - Radio Free

FREEradicals - Targeting Christians in Central Asia

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