IWPR Central Asia
Institute for War & Peace Reporting
Stories by the Author
Kyrgyzstan: Russians Spooked by Conflict Rumours
“Counterrevolutionaries” blamed for alleged leaflet campaign advocating ethnic discord.
20 Nov 05
Turkmen Patients Pay for Privatisation
Ashgabat’s hospitals are recommending expensive scans and tests for patients in a bid to collect enough money for staff wages.
20 Nov 05
Language Politics in Kyrgyzstan
Opposition leader Felix Kulov must pass a Kyrgyz-language exam many believe was originally invented to thwart him.
20 Nov 05
Kyrgyzstan: Protesting About Everything
Seizing government buildings has becoming a regular activity for protestors who feel they have no other way of being heard.
20 Nov 05
Tajik Opposition Leader Arrested
Questions are asked about how a high-profile figure turned up in detention in Tajikistan when he was last seen as a free man in Russia.
20 Nov 05
Special Report: Birth Control by Decree in Uzbekistan
A family planning campaign that looks benign is marred by allegations of forced sterilisation on a wide scale.
20 Nov 05
Karzai Facing Stiff Challenges
Afghanistan's prime minister Hamid Karzai is a popular leader but has he got what it takes to turn his devastated country around?
14 Nov 05
Astana Attempts to Suppress Internet 'Menace'
Kazak Internet sites have become a powerful source of anti-government criticism
22 Feb 05
Uzbek President Frees Jailed Activist
Whilst welcoming the release of Makhbuba Kasymova, human rights campaigners believe up to 6,000 political prisoners are still languishing in Uzbek jails.
22 Feb 05
The New 'Iron Curtain'
On the Uzbek-Kyrgyz border, travellers run the gauntlet of unmarked minefields and constant police harassment
22 Feb 05
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