Joe Peerson
Wednesday, August 19, 2015 - 07:50
The following letter, signed by a group of six human rights advocacy organizations, addresses Kazakhstan’s Prosecutor General regarding the recent intimidation, pressure and obstruction of the work of a lawyer in the city of Kostany.
Friday, December 12, 2014 - 09:46
The upper command of the respective border agencies of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan are set to meet on December 12 in the Kyrgyz city of Osh, a news release from the Kyrgyz State Border Service has announced, according to Akipress.
Friday, December 5, 2014 - 05:59
Russia has supplied Kyrgyzstan with $70 million worth of military equipment, Kyrgyz Defense Minister, Abibilla Kudaiberdiyev stated on December 4, according to Akipress.
Tuesday, September 30, 2014 - 06:40
A group of women have been detained in Kyrgyzstan's southern region of Jalal-Abad for alleged membership in a banned Islamic group.
Friday, September 26, 2014 - 09:51
Kazakhstan should take the threat posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, ISIS, or IS – ed.) more seriously, Kazakh political analyst and director of the Risk Assessment Group, Dosym Satpayev said in an interview with Megapolis, a local newspaper, Dinara Urazova writes for Tengrinews.
Friday, August 29, 2014 - 07:36
Transparency International’s office in Baku says it is being forced to suspend some of its projects in Azerbaijan because of problems receiving funds through its bank in Baku, RFE/RL reports.
Thursday, August 28, 2014 - 08:16
Talks have restarted between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, after a deadly shooting has left two Tajiks dead and five injured on the two countries’ shared border, RFE/RL reports.