Tashkent Acts to Cut Cross-Border Trade
Closing border checkpoint to cars reflects state’s hostility to small-time importers.
11 Mar 10
China
Speak Kyrgyz, Not Russian, Diplomats Told
New rules seem unworkable since most diplomats currently work in Russian and will find it hard to switch language.
2 Mar 10
Uzbekistan Looks for New Allies
Following its break with the US, Tashkent moves to forge ties with Russia and China.
15 Feb 10
The Killing Fields of Afghanistan
Successive government bans on poppy production have had little impact on a deadly industry that blights lives across the world.
15 Feb 10
Vanishing Afghan Treasures
Religious fanatics and smugglers have over the years laid waste to Afghanistan's rich cultural heritage.
15 Feb 10
The Cost of Privatising Power in Kyrgyzstan
The legal obstacles to inviting foreign investors to complete an ambitious hydroelectric scheme have been overcome, but plenty of questions remain about the politics and economics of privatisation.
15 Feb 10
Turkmen Human Rights for Energy Not a Fair Trade
West’s haste to engage with Turkmenistan and buy its gas risks sweeping human rights under the carpet, activists say.
11 Jan 10
The High Price of Cashmere
Women cleaning goats’ wool for export complain of low wages and sickness.
8 Jan 10
Tajikistan Comes to Terms With Immigrant Labour
Although it is a country where hundreds of thousands of people go abroad in search of work, Tajikistan is also host to several thousand foreign worker.
30 Oct 09
International Justice/ICC: July/Aug ‘09
Project team canvasses views of cross-section of DRC society on Lubanga trial and the ICC.
9 Oct 09
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