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BISHKEK (TCA) — Authorities in Kyrgyzstan say they have detained four members of a suspected terrorist cell that was allegedly planning attacks in the country, RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service reported.
BISHKEK (TCA) — The following article by Timur Toktonaliev, originally published by The Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR), explores the ways politicians are using religious discourse to appeal to the electorate in Kyrgyzstan, as the country is preparing for the presidential election scheduled for October 15, 2017:
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BISHKEK (TCA) — The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, the Aga Khan Foundation and Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation in Kyrgyzstan have joined forces to support the most vulnerable households in Chon Alai district of Osh oblast in south Kyrgyzstan affected by the earthquakes of May 2017, the Embassy of Switzerland in the Kyrgyz Republic said on June 28.
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ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan’s Government meeting on June 27 considered the issues of development of transit, logistics and roadside services in the country, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported.
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ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan’s tourism industry is tasked to increase its share in GDP up to 8 percent by 2025 and to ensure 100-percent growth of inbound tourism to the country, Deputy Minister of Culture and Sports Askar Batalov said at a press conference on June 27 following the Government meeting that updated the Concept for the development of the country’s tourism industry until 2023, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported.
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TASHKENT (TCA) — Human rights groups have charged that the World Bank has funded more than $500 million in agricultural projects that are linked to forced labor and child labor in Uzbekistan, RFE/RL reports.
