Tajikistan

Tajikistan Seeks Return Of Oxus Treasure

An armlet that is part of the Oxus treasure at the British Museum (AFP) April 4, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Tajik President Emomali Rahmon wants Britain to return to his country a collection of ancient gold and silver, RFE/RL's Tajik Service reports.

The presidential office says Rahmon has given orders to take the necessary steps to return the Oxus treasure, which is kept at the British Museum.


The Oxus treasure consists of about 170 objects dating from the 4th and 5th centuries B.C., including vessels, armlets, seals, finger rings, and coins.


The artifacts were discovered in the 19th century. Oxus is the ancient name of the Amudarya River.


(with material from AP)

Central Asian Cinema

Central Asian Cinema
Gulnara Abikaeyeva's June 29 presentation in Prague (RFE/RL)

EAST OF THE WEST: On June 29, RFE/RL's Prague broadcasting center hosted a presentation by GULNARA ABIKEYEVA, director of the Central Asian Cinematography Center in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Abikeyeva is a leading expert on Kazakh and Central Asian cinema, a chairwoman of the jury of this year's East Of The West section of the Karlovy Vary film festival. Abikaeyeva gave an overview of major trends in Central Asian cinema since the 1960s. Abikeyeva has just completed a major DVD collection of the most popular films of the five Central Asian countries and is now beginning work on a similar collection of Central Asian documentaries.


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