Thursday 11th March, 2010
Azerbaijan: Appeal Court Leaves Bloggers In Jail
Human Rights Watch(New York) - The Azerbaijani government should release two bloggers who have been detained since July 2009 as the result of a staged fight designed to frame them, Human Rights Watch said today. The bl...
Uzbekistan: Un Review Should Highlight Atrocious Record
Human Rights WatchThe Uzbek government tries to divert international criticism by pointing to its action plans or legislative initiatives, but its record remains abysmal. The Human Rights Committee should make clear it...
Azerbaijan bloggers' appeal denied
Miami HeraldBAKU, Azerbaijan -- A court in Azerbaijan has rejected the appeal of two bloggers who were sentenced to prison last year in a case that supporters say was politically motivated.The bloggers are oppos...
Azerbaijan bloggers' appeal denied
The Seattle TimesA court in Azerbaijan has rejected the appeal of two bloggers who were sentenced to prison last year in a case that supporters say was politically motivated.
Court in Azerbaijan rejects appeal to release bloggers
The StarBAKU (Reuters) - Two Azerbaijani opposition bloggers, jailed in a case which rights groups say highlights the shrinking freedoms in the oil-producing state, had their appeal rejected on Wednesday. Adn...
Azerbaijan bloggers' appeal denied
Tampa Bay OnlineBAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) -- A court in Azerbaijan has rejected the appeal of two bloggers who were sentenced to prison last year in a case that supporters say was politically motivated.
Uzbekistan: Traders Protest Bazaar Rent Increases
EurasianetEmail this article Traders at the Siob Bazaar in Samarkand are on strike in protest against new tariffs imposed by the local government.According to a report distributed by opposition website Uznews....
Kyrgyzstan: Centcom Commander in Bishkek
EurasianetEmail this article Gen. David Petraeus, the head of US Central Command, is in Kyrgyzstan for two days of talks.Petraeus met President Kurmanbek Bakiyev on March 10 to discuss their "ongoing part...
Armenia: Yerevan Gets $20 Million Loan to Renovate Capital's Metro
EurasianetEmail this article The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Investment Bank and European Neighborhood Investment Facility announced plans to provide a 15-million-euro...
Georgia: Saakashvili Says Switzerland Will Meet Singapore in Tbilisi
EurasianetEmail this article Call it the power of positive thinking: In a televised speech on March 9, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili predicted that Georgia will become the Switzerland of the Caucasus ...
Azerbaijan: Baku Doubles Gas Sales to Russia
EurasianetEmail this article Azerbaijan has more than doubled its natural gas exports to Russia, shipping up to 3 million cubic meters of gas per day to its northern neighbor as of March 5, the Russian energy ...
Court in Azerbaijan rejects appeal to release bloggers
The StarBAKU (Reuters) - Two Azerbaijani opposition bloggers, jailed in a case which rights groups say highlights the shrinking freedoms in the oil-producing state, had their appeal rejected on Wednesday. Adn...
Tajikistan jails 56 Muslim activists for extremist activities
RIA NovostiTajikistan's top court on Wednesday sentenced 56 followers of Tablighi Jamaat (TJ), a radical Muslim group, for extremist activities in the Central Asian state. "Twenty-three defendants were given ja...
US general visits Kyrgyzstan
Turkish Daily NewsU.S. Gen. David Petraeus has arrived in Kyrgyzstan, a day after the United States said it would build an anti-terrorism training center for the former Soviet republic in Central Asia, the Radio Free E...
Petraeus in Kyrgyzstan, US to build "training centre"
World BulletinU.S. General David Petraeus met leaders in Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday, a day after the United States said it would build a training centre for the strategic Central Asian nation near Afghanistan that has...
Tajikistan court sentences 56 Islamists to jail and fines
Earth TimesMoscow - Tajikistan's Supreme Court has sentenced 56 people to jail terms or heavy fines for belonging to the banned Tablighi Jamaat Islamist movement, the Interfax news agency reported Wednesday. Tab...
Tajikistan convicts 56 Muslim activists for extremist activities
RIA NovostiTajikistan's top court on Wednesday sentenced 56 followers of Tablighi Jamaat (TJ), a radical Muslim group, for extremist activities in the Central Asian state. "Twenty-three defendants were given ja...
Gazprom doubled its gas importations from Azerbaijan
NeftegazRussian gas behemoth Gazprom has doubled its gas imports from Azerbaijan to 3 million cubic meters a day as of March 5, the company said Tuesday. Earlier this year, Gazprom agreed to buy 1 billion cub...
Ukraine may join customs union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan
NeftegazUkraine will join the Unified Economic Space of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan only on the conditions of the World Trade Organization, President Viktor Yanukovych said on Saturday. "We have falle...
RWE, Azerbaijan Sign MoU To Develop Caspian Nakhchivan Structure
Morning Star(RWE.XE) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Azerbaijan's state energy company Socar to develop the Nakhchivan offshore structure in the Caspian Sea, the companies said Wednesday.
RWE, Azerbaijan Sign MoU To Develop Caspian Nakhchivan Structure
Morning Star(RWE.XE) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Azerbaijan's state energy company Socar to develop the Nakhchivan offshore structure in the Caspian Sea, the companies said Wednesday.
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