Kazakhstan jails show Jonathan Aitken way to reform (Times Online)
THEY are grim concrete fortresses where inmates have complained of beatings and torture. Yet Kazakhstan’s prisons have become an unlikely testbed for Tory reforms to the UK penal system, from proposals put forward by Jonathan Aitken — the former cabinet minister and former convict.
03/03/2010 13:51 KAZAKHSTAN – EUROPE Kazakh oil to reach Trieste (AsiaNews.it)
» The presidents of Kazakhstan and Romania look at how oil from the Caucasus could reach the Black Sea for transhipment to Romania’s sea port of Constan?a and then Trieste. Kazakhs want to reduce their dependence on Moscow. Romanians want to become the gateway to Europe.
Activists: Uzbekistan orders forced sterilizations (AP via Yahoo! News)
A human rights group and a think-tank alleged Tuesday that Uzbekistan’s government has instructed health workers to surgically sterilize women as part of a campaign to reduce the birth rate of the authoritarian ex-Soviet nation.
Uzbek Groups Renew Allegations Of Government-Ordered Sterilizations (Medical News Today)
The Uzbek human rights group Najot and the Expert Working Group, an independent Uzbek think tank, alleged this week that Uzbekistan’s Health Ministry has instructed government doctors to perform hysterectomies on women to help control the nation’s population, the AP/Google reports. In mid-February, the Health Ministry of the former Soviet nation issued a decree ordering doctors to recommend …
(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-09 06:03 UPDATE 1-Kazakhstan mulls tax breaks for Kazakhmys project (Interactive Investor)
ASTANA, March 9 (Reuters) – Kazakhstan may grant tax breaks to the Boschekul copper mining project run by copper major Kazakhmys, Industry and Trade Minister Aset Isekeshev said on Tuesday. Under Kazakh laws, projects deemed particularly complex or low in profit margin are eligible for lower tax rates. Isekeshev told a government meeting his ministry proposed to classify Boschekul as a low …
ACL Matchday Two Preview – West Asia: Bunyodkor Looking To Build On Great Start (Goal.com)
In the west, Uzbek giants Bunyodkor will look to build on their strong start to Group B when they visit Al Wahda in Abu Dhabi.
Kazakh Currency Reserves Rise 4.3% in Month to $27.6 Billion (Bloomberg)
March 9 (Bloomberg) — Kazakhstan’s foreign currency and gold reserves advanced 4.3 percent in February from the previous month to a record $27.6 billion, the central bank said on its Web site today.
Uzbek woman held for selling drugs (MalaysiaNews.net)
KUALA LUMPUR: A woman from Uzbekistan who worked at a beauty salon here was arrested by police on Saturday on suspicion of being a drug dealer.
Uzbeks Face Forced Sterilization (The Moscow Times)
Uzbekistan’s government has instructed health workers to surgically sterilize women as part of a campaign to reduce the birth rate of the country, a human rights group and a think tank said.
BG, Eni gas venture confirms Kazakhstan audit (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
ALMATY, March 4 (Reuters) – Karachaganak Petroleum Operating (KPO), a Kazakh gas producing venture run by BG and Eni , said on Thursday it was confident its operations were in line with Kazakh legislation.
Activists: Uzbekistan orders forced sterilizations (Sify News)
A human rights group and a think-tank alleged Tuesday that Uzbekistan’s government has instructed health workers to surgically sterilize women as part of a campaign to reduce the birth rate of the
Activists: Uzbekistan orders forced sterilizations (KKCO Grand Junction)
An independent think-tank and a rights group in Uzbekistan claim that authorities have instructed health workers to surgically sterilize women as part of a government campaign to reduce the birth rate in the authoritarian ex-Soviet nation.
