Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan: Billiards Ban Enrages Fans

A bizarre ban on billiards, one of the country's most popular sports, has stunned players and fans alike.

21 Feb 05

Workplace corruption and exploitation is rife because employees are terrified of speaking out.

21 Feb 05

Authorities keep opposition protesters well away from visiting UN chief.

21 Feb 05

Signs of a highly organised Turkmen opposition movement inside the country are beginning to emerge.

21 Feb 05

Shooting incident blows up into shouting match between Central Asian rivals.

21 Feb 05

Concerns about prison conditions after inmates inflict injuries on themselves.

21 Feb 05

Market traders go on strike following authorities’ latest bid to regulate their industry.

21 Feb 05

Pressure to call moratorium on death penalty grows after claims that bribes can buy convicts out of death row.

21 Feb 05

Authorities seek to thwart first steps towards reviving Erk party as a political force.

21 Feb 05

Suggestions that Russia should withdraw its border force from Tajikistan are more about money than geopolitics.

21 Feb 05

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