Kyrgyz Institutions Take Shape
Date set for presidential elections as authorities improve security, although a pro-Akaev march threatens more trouble.
20 Nov 05
Caucasus
Sense of Normality Returns
Immediate fears of lawlessness recede as dispute over parliament continues.
20 Nov 05
Comment: Myth of Pro-Akaev Uzbeks Shattered
Why the Uzbek community of south Kyrgyzstan supported the “tulip revolution” rather than clinging to a regime which thought it had their unqualified backing.
20 Nov 05
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
Ignominious End to Akaev Era
Kyrgyz parliament secures president's resignation but has yet to sign off on it.
20 Nov 05
Kazakstan: Illegal Abortion Concerns Mount
Fearful of shaming their families, pregnant Muslim girls resort to potentially fatal illegal abortions.
20 Nov 05
Kyrgyzstan: Russians Spooked by Conflict Rumours
“Counterrevolutionaries” blamed for alleged leaflet campaign advocating ethnic discord.
20 Nov 05
Distance Learning in Tajikistan
Students buy their way through university without attending lectures, just to get a diploma.
20 Nov 05
Tajik Opposition Leader Arrested
Questions are asked about how a high-profile figure turned up in detention in Tajikistan when he was last seen as a free man in Russia.
20 Nov 05
Compulsive Reading in Turkmenistan
Everyone’s reading it, but only because studying the president’s book is compulsory for pre-school kids and surgeons alike.
20 Nov 05
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