Turkmenistan

Raw Deal for Turkmen Traders

Corruption and bureaucracy make life difficult for fledgling entrepreneurs.

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

Concerns voiced at new plan to make learner drivers sit exam on president’s writings.

21 Feb 05

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

21 Feb 05

The Uzbek government appears genuinely perplexed by the exact composition of the Islamic militant forces behind a recent wave of violence.

21 Feb 05

New passport regime may cause further hardship for around a million workers trying to eke a living in Russia.

21 Feb 05

Devout Muslim women join human rights group to defend their beleaguered position.

21 Feb 05

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