IWPR Central Asia
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OSCE Pressure Unlikely to Prompt Kazak Reforms
While the West says Kazakstan must live up to the undertakings it gave before winning the OSCE chair, few expect serious steps in that direction.
4 Mar 08
Kazakstan Ponders Flood Action Plans
This year’s unusually severe flooding has led to calls for longer-term solutions to a recurring problem.
4 Mar 08
Urban Regeneration in Turkmenistan
Pledge to spend serious money on run-down towns inspires as much scepticism as hope.
29 Feb 08
Russian Racist Murders Anger Kyrgyzstan
Wave of attacks on migrant workers in Russia places growing strain on relations between Bishkek and Moscow.
29 Feb 08
Kazak Hospitals Suffer Winter Drugs Shortage
Government legislation leads to January gap in pharmaceuticals supply.
29 Feb 08
Murder Invokes Ghosts of Tajikistan's Past
A clash between two police units in a former opposition stronghold reflects the lingering mistrust between the sides in the civil war.
29 Feb 08
Uzbek Amnesty Designed to Please West
While rights groups welcome the amnesty offered to several activists, they do not believe it marks a real change in policy.
22 Feb 08
Another Turkmen Amnesty Excludes Political Prisoners
Until all-embracing treason law is changed, many high-profile prisoners have no chance of claiming amnesty.
22 Feb 08
Kyrgyzstan Schools Young People for Export
Training people up to get jobs in Russia and beyond may ease unemployment at home, but some fear for the long-term consequences.
22 Feb 08
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