Tajikistan

Kyrgyzstan: Hungry Soldiers Break Hunting Law

Frontier guards claim their bland diet is forcing them to kill protected species to keep their strength up.

21 Feb 05

Not everyone believes the government’s claim to have foiled an Islamic terror attack on the United States military.

21 Feb 05

Moscow's talk of pre-emptive strikes dismissed as playing to Russian nationalist sentiment at home.

21 Feb 05

Independent printing press opens for business in the capital despite government reservations.

21 Feb 05

Proposed changes to criminal code won't tackle harsh practice of burying executed prisoners in anonymous graves.

21 Feb 05

Students press-ganged into gathering republic's vital cotton harvest have now been ordered to meet daily quotas.

21 Feb 05

New party says it advocates liberal democracy, but looks like previous government-sponsored groups.

21 Feb 05

Military officials sacked for trying to forcibly enlist youngsters.

21 Feb 05

Stand-off over trade restrictions seen as a symptom of deeper economic and political malaise.

21 Feb 05

Legacy of the civil war rears its head as former refugees come back and win back homes, evicting the people living there.

21 Feb 05

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