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Respected anti-monopoly chief slapped down after upsetting well-connected oligarch.

21 Feb 05

Opium and heroin becoming commonplace as authorities fail to tackle spiralling problem.

21 Feb 05

Regional gathering underlines Uzbekistan’s shifting foreign policy priorities.

21 Feb 05

Turkmen women flee to Uzbekistan to get around decree that places too high a price on their happiness.

21 Feb 05

Uzbeks living on the wrong side of the border are told to get Turkmen passports – or get out.

21 Feb 05

Shocking stories of abuse from drug abuse clinic, where even the neighbours say they can see inmates being beaten up.

21 Feb 05

An Arabic teacher disappears without trace amid concerns that police might implicate him in March violence.

21 Feb 05

Authorities continue to create obstacles for school-leavers who want to study abroad.

21 Feb 05

Suburbs fall victim to Turkmen president’s grand design as he rebuilds the capital to his own taste.

21 Feb 05

In the last remaining expanses of water, fishermen in the Aral Sea region struggle to make a living.

21 Feb 05

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