Tajikistan: Women Left to Struggle Alone
Tajik women are caught between old-fashioned attitudes and modern expectations, as they struggle to raise their families alone.
21 Feb 05
Tajikistan
Uzbekistan: Karakalpak Fishermen Still Floundering
In the last remaining expanses of water, fishermen in the Aral Sea region struggle to make a living.
21 Feb 05
Central Asians Driven to Despair
In Central Asia's harsh economic climate, suicide has become the third most common cause of death
21 Feb 05
Kulov Release Raises Suspense
The acquittal of prominent opposition leader Felix Kulov transforms Kyrgyz political scene
21 Feb 05
Guerrillas Raid Uzbekistan
Relations between Tashkent and Dushanbe appear to holding firm despite recriminations following a raid on Uzbekistan by rebels thought to have crossed from Tajikistan.
21 Feb 05
Tajikistan's Guerrilla Dilemma
Internal political divisions restrict Tajikistan's efforts to crush Islamic guerrillas
21 Feb 05
Guerrillas Enter Tashkent District
A second guerrilla incursion into Uzbekistan this August brings conflict much closer to the capital Tashkent.
21 Feb 05
Tajik Border Hardship
Life in the once prosperous Khatlon province is now an exercise in surviving natural and man-made disasters
21 Feb 05
Kyrgyz IMU Fears Mount
Two attacks in one week in the Batken region point to a new campaign by Islamic militants
21 Feb 05
Uzbek Women Plead for Religious Prisoners
President Karimov is urged to alleviate the suffering of Uzbekistan's political and religious inmates.
21 Feb 05
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