Russian Kazaks Push for Autonomy
Russia's Kazak minority is stepping up its call for autonomy, mirroring demands by Russians in Kazakstan.
Russia's Kazak minority is stepping up its call for autonomy, mirroring demands by Russians in Kazakstan.
Kazaks question a government plan to invest much of the country's huge oil wealth abroad
Kyrgyz traders are losing their goods, their livelihoods and even their lives on the Russian border
Uzbek grain farmers face destitution as the government seizes entire harvests at knockdown prices
Lead an alternative lifestyle in Almaty and you may well end up bribed, beaten or tortured
New threat to the roving traders who helped rescue the Uzbek economy following the collapse of Soviet rule.
Newspapers and broadcasters offering support and publicity to two jailed anti-government activists are facing a wave of repression.
The government is taking steps to stop its population growing out of control and straining its meagre resources.
Sister of jailed "terrorist" says he faces imminent execution on the basis of flawed trial.
Russians are trying to leave Turkmenistan in droves, but face huge bureaucratic hurdles.