The head of the Orthodox Church in Kazakhstan believes that the rights of all the country's religious minorities should be respected, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reports.
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Ten employees who lead protests over late paychecks have been fired by the Chinese National Petroleum Corporation in northeastern Turkmenistan, RFE/RL’s Turkmen Service reports.
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Uzbekistan has increased the gas prices it charges neighboring Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan by 60 percent. The two customers say households will no longer be able to afford their gas bills, but there is little they can do as Uzbekistan courts more affluent customers like Russia and China.
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Russia's gas monopoly Gazprom supplies one-quarter of Europe's gas needs. This is how the gas gets to Europe from Russia and some of the new pipeline projects aimed at bringing more Russian gas to Europe and diversifying supplies.
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A correspondent working for RFE/RL's Turkmen Service has been interrogated and threatened by state security officers.
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RFE/RL’s Turkmen Service has confirmed reports that prominent businessman Yazmuhammet Ushmekov has been arrested and all his businesses closed, leaving hundreds of people jobless.
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Mass livestock deaths are expected in some regions of Kyrgyzstan due to weather-related causes, experts are warning.
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Kyrgyzstan's Union of Muslims has called for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza, expressing concern for the safety of Gaza's inhabitants as Israel continues its offensive against Hamas.
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Kyrgyz opposition leader Abdygany Erkebaev has said that 2009 will be a year of opposition-organized public protest against the government.
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Two Kyrgyz citizens have been stabbed to death in the Russian capital.
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