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Kyrgyzstan: Provisional Government Has Difficulty Staying on United Message

As it tries to project its authority across fractious Kyrgyzstan, the provisional government in Bishkek is having difficulty presenting a united front.After moving fast initially to dissolve the...

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Ousted Kyrgyz President's Stronghold Calm

The day after ousted President Kurmanbek Bakiyev fled Kyrgyzstan, his southern stronghold was calm following days of tension and uncertainty.read more

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Armenia: Village Hopes Religious Revival Can Spur Economic Improvement

Copyright show:  No Residents of one of Armenia’s most dilapidated villages are hoping a religious revival can improve their economic fortunes.In early August, the town of Karakert, a churchless...

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Six Azerbaijani Oppositionists Jailed Over April Protest

Copyright show:  No Six Azerbaijani opposition activists have been jailed for up to three years over an antigovernment protest in Baku four months ago that was broken up by police, RFE/RL's Azerbaijani...

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Abkhazia: Presidential Election Stresses Personalities, Not Policies

Copyright show:  No It was a 300-person-strong rally, but 58-year-old Alexander Ankvab, de facto vice-president of the breakaway region of Abkhazia and candidate for its de facto presidency, saw no...

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Afghanistan: Remembering the Taliban in Ancient Buddhist Copper Mines

Copyright show:  No A mere 30 kilometers from Kabul, Aynak is a strategic spot, well connected to the capital, but hidden in the folds of the surrounding hills. In 1999, al Qaeda identified Aynak as...

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Uzbekistan: GooGoosha Turns into Fashion Pariah

Copyright show:  No At first glance, human rights activists and the News Corp-owned New York Post do not seem to be natural allies. But they have teamed up to turn Gulnara Karimova, an aspiring fashion...

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Georgia: Tbilisi Turns Shoppers into Tax-Fraud Informants

Copyright show:  No Georgia’s democratization process is taking an ironic turn. Though eager to distance themselves from the Soviet era, a time when informants buttressed the Communist system,...

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In Post-Soviet Central Asia, Russian Takes a Back Seat

Copyright show:  No In the 20 years since the Central Asian republics of the Soviet Union became independent, the influence of the Russian language has been declining in these countries.Just two...

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Uzbekistan: Military Aid to Tashkent Would Help Protect NDN - State Department

Copyright show:  No The US State Department says reinstating American military aid to Uzbekistan is designed to assist Tashkent in protecting vital supply routes to Afghanistan.read more

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