Gas Blasts Claim Tajik Victims
Casualties are mounting in Tajikistan where keeping warm in winter has deadly consequences.
20 Nov 05
Tajikistan
Kazakstan's Cannabis Klondike
In the Chu valley, marijuana traffickers run rings round the under-resourced police.
20 Nov 05
Tajik Opposition Claims Major Poll Violations
Ruling party claims resounding victory, but its opponents say the vote was fixed.
20 Nov 05
Purse-string Politics in Kyrgyz Election
Pro-government candidates take a clear lead as first results emerge, but some observers say this election was more about money than politics.
20 Nov 05
Kazaks and Uzbeks Seek to Smooth Relations
Latest row over Kazakstan’s “softness” on terror is part of wider-ranging regional rivalry.
20 Nov 05
Turkmen Women Suffer in Silence
Declining opportunities for women mean many are confined to male-dominated lives at home.
20 Nov 05
Uphill Struggle for Women Politicians in Kyrgyzstan
Poor showing in the recent parliamentary ballot leaves only three female candidates with a chance of being elected.
20 Nov 05
Central Asian Migrants Fleeced in Moscow
Moscow police "deport" illegal migrants by taking all their cash and throwing them out of the city.
20 Nov 05
Kyrgyz Opposition Fights On
As protests continue across the country, some observers say the show of solidarity comes too late.
20 Nov 05
Hard Times for Tajik Opposition
Complaints that the general election was unfair have provoked a backlash against an already weak opposition.
20 Nov 05
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