IWPR
Institute for War & Peace Reporting
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Uzbekistan: Classics Turned into Toilet Paper
Huge quantities of old books are being pulped as a result of decrees forbidding their export and ideological purges of the country's libraries.
21 Feb 05
Kazak Journalists Face Brutal Intimidation
Unidentified "hooligans" wage reign of terror on opposition journalists.
21 Feb 05
Kazak Smokers Fuming
Angry smokers say they will defy ban on lighting up in public places.
21 Feb 05
Russian Protection
The Kremlin is warning Central Asian states that only Russia can be relied upon to protect them from Islamic radicalism.
21 Feb 05
Kazak Education Racket
Students in Kazakstan are being exploited by unscrupulous private universities.
21 Feb 05
Kazak Peasants Fear Land Reform
Kazak farmers believe they have little to gain from the government's proposed privatisation of agricultural land.
21 Feb 05
Uzbekistan Faces Drought Crisis
Uzbek farmers see hopes of a good harvest receding, as drought attacks rice, cotton and grain crops.
21 Feb 05
Unorthodox Moves in Kazakstan
Orthodox church angered by Vatican move to upgrade its presence in Kazakstan.
21 Feb 05
Kazak-Uzbek Border: Mapping Out the Future
Villagers living along a newly-drawn frontier fear they will lose out, whichever side they end up on.
21 Feb 05
Kazak Oil Controversy
Kazaks question a government plan to invest much of the country's huge oil wealth abroad
21 Feb 05
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