Asia News RUSSIA - CENTRAL ASIA Immigration, but above all gas on the agenda for ex Soviet states CENTRAL ASIA RUSSIA US ENERGY GAS OIL CASPIAN SEA PIPELINE INDIA CHINA EU MEETING In talks, ending today, the community of Independent States confronts the issue of immigration, terrorism, and drug trafficking. But during the bilateral talks the key theme is energy, which Moscow watches with increasing interest.
10/06/2007RUSSIA - CENTRAL ASIA Immigration, but above all gas on the agenda for ex Soviet states In talks, ending today, the community of Independent States confronts the issue of immigration, terrorism, and drug trafficking. But during the bilateral talks the key theme is energy, which Moscow watches with increasing interest. Dushanbe (AsiaNews/Agenzie) – Two days of talks between leaders of the Community of Independent States are ending today in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Coordinated migration policy and improved economic cooperation, the...
09/27/2007ASIA Myanmar is the world’s most corrupt country Dictatorial governments, wars, the “bad influence” of a nearby power, but above all widespread poverty cause corruption, according to a 2007 report by Transparency international. The situation worsens in Russia and Central Asia. The fault lies with the multinationals.
09/21/2007CENTRAL ASIA Young People in central Asia : torn between the idols of materialism and the faith Regional Church leaders speak out. Catholics are a minority of 0.4%, but active. The fascination of materialism’s false idols on poor populations and the need to witness the faith in daily life. Bishop of Astana: progress promotes false models, that are unrealistic and impossible.
09/03/2007UZBEKISTAN Baptists and Jehovah’s Witnesses deemed “illegal” Baptists are systematically persecuted, even when all they do is meet for prayer. Jehovah’s Witnesses fear their faith might be banned “like in Soviet times.”
06/28/2007KAZAKISTAN 21doctors charged with transmitting AIDS to 129 children Sentences vary from three to eight years in prison. The children’s mothers protest and announce they will appeal the light sentences. The guilty motivated by greed to make money
06/09/2007KAZAKHSTAN “Soviet methods” used on religious minorities At an Osce conference, the countries religious authorities vaunt Astana’s religious freedom and tolerance. At the same time Jehovah Witnesses are sentenced for having gathered in prayer and the temple of the Hare Krishna is demolished. The systematic persecution of religious minorities.
03/27/2007UNITED NATIONS – UZBEKISTAN UN stops examining human right violations in Iran and Uzbekistan Following a recommendation of a majority on Human Rights Council, the open examination of the human rights situation in Iran and Uzbekistan is brought to an end. Human Rights Watch protests the move, accusing the UN of legitimising the increasing human rights violations in the two countries.
03/20/2007CENTRAL ASIA Islam’s expansion into the Caucasus and Central Asia Located in the heart of Eurasia and a crossroad of cultures, the Caucasus/Central Asia region is going through tough times. This is favouring the expansion of Ilamic fundamentalism with potentially destabilising consequences, this, at least, according to scholars from Warsaw’s Centre for Eastern Studies who are participating in an important conference in Rome.
02/10/2007TURKMENISTAN New Turkmen president to be elected tomorrow This is the first election since 1992. There is great anticipation after 30 years of Niyazov’s rule but few hopes of any rapid change. Other states seem to be more interested in the country’s gas than in encouraging democratic developments.
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