Kyrgyz Institutions Take Shape
Date set for presidential elections as authorities improve security, although a pro-Akaev march threatens more trouble.
20 Nov 05
Georgia
Could Kazaks Go the Way of Kyrgyzstan?
The Kazak government appears blasé about Kyrgyz regime change but is paying attention, while opposition groups develop a new self-confidence.
20 Nov 05
Kazak Crackdown on Youth Activists
The government is refusing to register youth groups it fears are plotting a revolution.
20 Nov 05
New Threat to Kazak Press Freedom
Changes to laws on religion and the media will give government prosecutors new powers of censorship.
20 Nov 05
Kazak Security Forces Bracing for Trouble
Military mount crowd-dispersal exercises as officials speak of need to bolster weapon stocks and scrutinise the opposition.
20 Nov 05
Less Civil Society in Kazakstan
Yet another set of changes to the law may further hamstring non-government groups.
20 Nov 05
Hard Times for Uzbek Charities
Crackdown on rights activists as government seeks to stifle even the most innocuous NGOs in the wake of the Andijan killings.
20 Nov 05
Georgia: Smuggling Crackdown Hurts Azeris
Ethnic Azerbaijanis claim that raids by Georgia’s financial police are targeting their community unfairly.
18 Nov 05
Azerbaijan: Pensioners Facing Poverty
Latest pension increases still leaves many elderly people struggling far below the poverty line.
18 Nov 05
Black Sea Dams Anger Georgia
Environmentalists claim flooding caused by Turkish dams is threatening Ajaria.
18 Nov 05
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