This article originally ran on May 20, 2013 Former minister Zayd Saidov faces a range of charges a month after he launched a political party. By Abdumalik Kadirov A month after launching a new political party in Tajikistan, former industry minister Zayd Saidov has been arrested. His prosecution looks like a way of stopping him […]
Future Tajik Political Force Detained
Former minister Zayd Saidov faces a range of charges a month after he launched a political party. By Abdumalik Kadirov A month after launching a new political party in Tajikistan, former industry minister Zayd Saidov has been arrested. His prosecution looks like a way of stopping him in his tracks before he can build […]
Amanda Knox, Raffaele Sollecito, Wikipedia and Gaming the System
A simple, tragic murder is made complicated When British student Meredith Kercher was murdered in Perugia, Italy in 2007, the local police and prosecutor swiftly arrested three people and declared, ‘case closed’. Two weeks later, local small time crook Rudy Guede was also arrested. Evidence of his presence littered the room where Meredith died; his […]
China Rejects Japan’s Earthquake Aid Offer
Written by Owen The Chinese government has turned down [1] Japan’s offer to help with relief efforts following an earthquake in China’s southwest Sichuan province that left at least 193 people dead and more than 12,000 injured [2] [zh]. The quake, which measured a magnitude of 7.0 by the China Earthquake Administration [3], stuck on the morning of […]
Uzbekistan:Shortage of HIV Drugs
By News Briefing Central Asia A shortage of retroviral medicines used to treat HIV/AIDS in Uzbekistan is being put down to the government’s policy of understating national infection rates, and hence the amount of drugs it needs to buy. The modern treatment method for people with HIV or AIDS is based on a combination of […]
Curbing Human Trafficking in Kazakstan
Government needs to do more to combat sexual exploitation and forced labour. By Almaz Kumenov People-smuggling and forced labour are thriving in Kazakstan, and lacklustre responses from government, police and the legal system are part of the problem, a leading anti-trafficking activist says. Kazakstan’s geographical location as Central Asia’s gateway to Russia and […]