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Black Market in Fuel Damages Kyrgyz Economy
A burgeoning trade in petrol smuggling is costing the Kyrgyz government millions of dollars in lost taxes.
21 Feb 05
Kyrgyzstan Struggles to Cope with Migrants
The forced eviction of squatters has highlighted the problem of urban migration. By Nataliya Domagalskaya and Aida Kasymalieva in Bishkek (RCA No. 277, 16-Apr-04)
21 Feb 05
Enemy of the Press
Kazak leader, Nursultan Nazarbaev, has declared war on the independent media
21 Feb 05
No End to Uzbek Terror
Exiled Uzbek terrorists appear determined to continue their struggle against the Taskent authorities
21 Feb 05
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
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