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DUSHANBE (TCA) — The lower house of the parliament of Tajikistan on August 24 passed a new law on mass amnesty proposed by Tajik President Emomali Rahmon last week in honor of the 25th anniversary of the country’s independence, Avesta news agency reported. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — The initiative of Kyrgyzstan’s Parliament to amend the Constitution by a referendum is now the most discussed topic in the country. The proposed referendum may take place this coming fall. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — The Supreme Court of Kyrgyzstan on July 12 ruled that the case of ethnic Uzbek activist Azimjon Askarov should be retried and heard by the Chui Oblast Court. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — “Today’s decision can be called historic. The law enforcement system reform should strengthen the law and order, so that ordinary citizens, business, and investments are protected by the law,” Kyrgyzstan President Almazbek Atambayev said on July 4 at the meeting of the Defense Council which approved a set of measures to reform the country’s law enforcement system, the President’s press service said. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — The General Prosecutor's Office of Kyrgyzstan has checked the performance of anti-corruption legislation by law enforcement agencies and found that prevention of corruption “is not conducted at the proper level”. Violations have been revealed in the State Service for Combating Economic Crimes, State Service on Drug Control (SSDC), State Customs Service, and Ministry of Internal Affairs. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — The OSCE’s role and activities in Security Sector Governance and Reform in Central Asia, and the challenges and opportunities in the field, are the focus of a three-day regional seminar hosted by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, which began on June 28 in the Kyrgyz capital. Continue reading
