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Friday, October 11, 2013 - 09:56
In a statement on October 10, State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf backed the observations by the pan-European rights watchdog, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
Friday, October 11, 2013 - 09:43
Ten suspects have been charged in connection with violent protests in Kyrgyzstan's northern Issyk-Kul Province earlier this week and ordered to undergo two months of pretrial detention.
Friday, October 11, 2013 - 09:42
"It felt like Rahmon wasn't my only rival in this race," she said. "My rival was the entire government with all its agencies, including its law enforcement structures."
Thursday, October 10, 2013 - 07:31
The OSCE monitoring mission told a news conference in Baku on October 10 that problems were observed "throughout all stages of election-day processes."
Thursday, October 10, 2013 - 07:11
They were found guilty on October 10 of being members of a group propagating the Salafi version of Islam, which is banned in Kazakhstan.
Thursday, October 10, 2013 - 07:09
If the prisoners are indeed still living, the campaign is asking that representatives of the international community, as well as lawyers and family members, be allowed to meet with them.
Thursday, October 10, 2013 - 07:06
The Tajik parliament has approved amendments to the penal code granting more privileges to individuals serving life prison terms.
Thursday, October 10, 2013 - 07:04
A train belonging to the Tajik state railway company has derailed in Uzbekistan's southwestern Jizzakh Province, injuring dozens.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 07:40
Kazakhstan's military says the country's armed forces will become fully professional by 2016.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 07:39
President Almazbek Atambaev described the protests as "banditry" and "terrorism," and said Kumtor could not be nationalized without huge financial losses for the Kyrgyz economy.