IWPR
Institute for War & Peace Reporting
Police say independent journalist died in a tragic accident, but some insist the evidence doesn’t add up.
General Rakhat Aliev, keen to follow in his father-in-law Nursultan Nazarbaev's footsteps to the Kazakstan presidency, seems to know few limits when it comes to self-promotion
The president's goal of a 'drug-free century' remains only a fantasy.
<LI><A HREF="http://www.iwpr.net/index.pl?archive/rca/rca_200108_64_1_eng.txt"> Uzbek Women Plead for Religious Prisoners</A><BR> By Saidjahon Zainabutdinov in Andijan (RCA No. 64, 10-Aug-01)</LI>
While Bishkek and Tashkent continue to downplay frictions, the increasing
A ride in a Tajik taxi can be lethal if the driver has converted it to gas power.
Officers roam the streets looking to shake down people suspected of drinking.
United States broadcaster’s decision to end Uzbek radio broadcasts could not have come at a worse time.
Moscow appears to have come to the conclusion that it must work with the Taleban
The Taleban's latest victory in Afghanistan has sent shock waves across Central Asia