Central Asians Braced for More Football Trouble
Many hopes and fears are resting on the Russian national team’s performance in the European football championship.
21 Feb 05
Turkmenistan
Gulf States to Curb Sex Trafficking
Kyrgyz officials and women’s rights activists welcome the changes, but the roots of the sex trade have yet to be tackled.
21 Feb 05
Uzbek Regime Tries to Silence Activists
Tashkent accused of intimidating democracy activists on eve of major gathering of regional heads of state.
21 Feb 05
Dumbing Down Turkmenistan
Thousands of high school leavers find they can’t go to university, and can’t get a job either.
21 Feb 05
Further Growth in Uzbek Child Labour
Schoolchildren are spending their holidays doing backbreaking and potential dangerous manual labour, for no pay.
21 Feb 05
Monopoly Games in Kazakstan
Respected anti-monopoly chief slapped down after upsetting well-connected oligarch.
21 Feb 05
Turkmenistan's Rising Drugs Crisis
Opium and heroin becoming commonplace as authorities fail to tackle spiralling problem.
21 Feb 05
Tashkent Courts Moscow and Beijing
Regional gathering underlines Uzbekistan’s shifting foreign policy priorities.
21 Feb 05
Turkmenistan: Bride Tax Forces Women Into Exile
Turkmen women flee to Uzbekistan to get around decree that places too high a price on their happiness.
21 Feb 05
Kyrgyzstan's Fading Romance With the West
President Akaev’s warning that outside forces are pushing for a Georgian-style revolution looks like a tactic to ward off criticism of next year’s elections.
21 Feb 05
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