5th World Nomad Games opened in Kazakhstan
On September 8, the opening ceremony of the 5th World Nomad Games was held in Astana. The Games, which will last until September
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Kyrgyzstan removes Taliban from terrorist organizations list
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government has praised the removal of the Taliban from Kyrgyzstan’s list of banned groups, TOLOnews
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Deputy speaker of Uzbek parliament proposes banning propaganda of Soviet ideology
A Deputy Speaker of the Uzbek Parliament, Alisher Kadyrov proposes banning the “approval and propaganda of Soviet ideology”. In his opinion, the Soviet
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Maersk offers rail-sea shipping service along Trans-Caspian Transport Route
Maersk (Denmark), one of the world’s largest container shipping operators, has published shipping tariff rates for its rail-sea service along the Trans-Caspian International
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OSCE provides off-grid solar power systems for 1,000 residents on Tajik-Afghan border
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) has provided 14 sets of off-grid solar power systems to farms, households, schools, and
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Rights watchdog slams Uzbek woman’s sentence over decades-old video
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has condemned a parole-like sentence handed to an Uzbek woman in April over her sharing of a 1991 video
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Uzbekistan: Man sentenced for promoting Soviet Union’s restoration
A court in the southeastern Uzbek city of Samarkand on September 3 handed a parole-like sentence to a local resident for his activities
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Kazakhstan to spend over $32 million on referendum about nuclear power plant
The chairwoman of Kazakhstan’s Central Commission on Referendums (ORK), Sabila Mustafina, said on September 3 that 15.5 billion tenges (more than $32 million) has been
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Kyrgyzstan and China open 3rd border crossing
A new checkpoint, Bedel, opened on the Kyrgyz-Chinese border on September 3. The new crossing is located at a mountain pass in a
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Chinese Junda oil refinery resumes operation in Kyrgyzstan
The Junda oil refinery has re-opened in the city of Kara-Balta, about 100 km west of Bishkek. Zhongda China Petrol Company’s Junda oil
