Tajikistan

Kajegeldin on Trial

Unable to lure him back from exile, the Kazak government is pushing ahead with the trial of a leading Nazarbaev opponent.

14 Nov 05

Thousands are leaving the northern region of Karakalpakstan, as water supplies dry up for the second year running.

14 Nov 05

Another dissident begins a life in exile, and wonders how many more.

14 Nov 05

Kyrgyz civic groups mobilise against a 'monstrous' draft law to curtail political parties and NGOs, and the government may be listening.

14 Nov 05

Tajik leader's attempt to carve out a reputation as an international statesman is unlikely to impress the country's impoverished population.

14 Nov 05

The war-shattered economy has prompted hundreds of thousands of impoverished Tajiks to abandon their country.

14 Nov 05

Post-conflict Tajikistan could offer valuable lessons to her war-torn neighbour Afghanistan.

14 Nov 05

Beggars in Kazakstan complain that Tajik gypsies are queering their pitch.

14 Nov 05

Some ethnic Russians are leaving Kyrgyzstan because of their opposition to the imminent deployment of thousands of troops in the country.

11 Nov 05

A new law will offer citizenship to anyone of Abkhaz origin, even if they were not born in the republic.

10 Nov 05

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