Kyrgyz Political Dilemma
Kyrgyz voters seem to have little to gain from voting in forthcoming presidential elections
Kyrgyz voters seem to have little to gain from voting in forthcoming presidential elections
Journalists in Tajikistan struggle against the twin spectres of censorship and intimidation
Emigration by Kyrgyzstan's young skilled workforce is doing untold harm to the economy
The Kyrgyz government feels it is being unjustly penalised by the introduction of harsh visa requirements
Unemployed Kazaks are fuming over the influx of illegal foreign workers
Farmers in Uzbekistan's borderlands are falling victim to mines laid by their own army
Islamic insurgency or military own goal - a recent border post attack remains a mystery
Activists claim an amnesty offered to Dodojon Atovulloev is a sop to soothe international concerns about free speech and civil liberties.
Captured senior IMU official talks to IWPR about his experiences in the guerrilla movement.
The Kazak government makes a show of allowing a free press to flourish but media representatives call this year the most difficult in their history.