Tajikistan

Uzbekistan: One More Dissident Out of the Way

Evidence suggests flawed trial and political motives as journalist is jailed on gay sex charges.

21 Feb 05

Concern that blanket TV coverage of President Rahmonov is part of shift to greater authoritarianism.

21 Feb 05

Western jet fighters flying missions to Afghanistan get flak from Kyrgyz pensioners.

21 Feb 05

Few believe Rajabi Mirzo was the victim of a random mugging, given the critical stance of his newspaper.

21 Feb 05

Capital remains tense after arrest of powerful figure who fell out of favour with the authorities.

21 Feb 05

United States broadcaster’s decision to end Uzbek radio broadcasts could not have come at a worse time.

21 Feb 05

Unloved police force has become a prime target for Islamic militants.

21 Feb 05

Large-scale military exercise in the Kyrgyz mountains sparks calls for preventive as well as reactive responses to insurgent threat.

21 Feb 05

As bureaucratic obstacles grow on the Kazak-Uzbek border, local smugglers do their best to circumvent the rules.

21 Feb 05

Farmers accused local authorities of heavy-handed tactics to make them switch to growing cotton.

21 Feb 05

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