Turkmenistan

No Light on Horizon for Turkmen NGOs

Talk of reformist policies has not made it any easier for non-government groups to win legal status.

Kyrgyzstan: Russian Base Plan Alarms Tashkent

Uzbekistan fears Moscow’s motives for offering to station troops close to its borders.

Doubts Over Turkmen Grain Harvest Claims

Water Shortages Spark Rare Protests

Turkmen Golden Lake May Prove Green Disaster

Desert reservoir will soak up water and money faster than any improvements it may bring, say Turkmen and Uzbek environmentalists.

Central Asia: July ‘09

New web pages for EC human rights project and Kyrgyz presidential election.

Tajikistan: No Jobs for Returning Migrants

Many plan to go back to Russia despite declining job prospects there.

Chasing Phantoms in the Tajik Mountains

Analysts consider chances of revival of Islamic insurgency as authorities reject claims that guerrilla bands are roaming the hills.

The Village of Widows

Women in Herat cope alone after losing husbands to drug trafficking.

Turkmenistan: US Airbase Deal 'Not Discussed'