Uzbek Fruit Farm Squeezed Out Five-year sentence meted out to small-time farmer shows power of local bosses. 21 Feb 05
Uzbekistan: Sacked Soldier Sues President Former sergeant’s legal bid may shake up the authorities whether he succeeds or not. 21 Feb 05
Uzbekistan: Disease Hits Resettled People Poverty and illness are demoralising a group of ethnic Tajiks displaced from their mountain homes three years ago. 21 Feb 05
Uzbekistan: Reforms Leave Students Out in the Cold Teachers and students fear that higher education is becoming a privilege, not a right. 21 Feb 05
New US/Uzbek Pact Uzbekistan may now be linked to the world's most powerful nation, but its defences remain fragile. 21 Feb 05