Tajikistan

Uzbeks Find Refuge on Kyrgyz Border

Fleeing Andijan residents say "only death" now awaits them back in Uzbekistan.

20 Nov 05

The government’s failure to ease up on independent media in the wake of recent elections suggest it may be a more permanent trend.

20 Nov 05

Group stands trial for assisting suicide attacks, but both accusations and evidence remain shrouded in secrecy.

20 Nov 05

The violence in Andijan has received a muted response in neighbouring Kazakstan, which has focused on protecting its borders.

20 Nov 05

President Niazov wants to graze sheep on the country’s prized nature reserves, putting at risk their fragile ecosystems.

20 Nov 05

Was Jumaboy Tolibov jailed for getting on the wrong side of a powerful local official, or as part of a wider organised campaign against free speech?

20 Nov 05

The death of a young Tajik on the country’s frontier with Kyrgyzstan ratchets up tensions.

20 Nov 05

Candidates dismiss organisation’s proposal to bolster public confidence in the presidential election.

20 Nov 05

Big increase in movement of goods between Tajikistan and Afghanistan envisaged once new frontier link complete.

20 Nov 05

Reluctance to identify Dushanbe bombers reflects fears over escalation in political tensions.

20 Nov 05

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