No Easy Fix for Tajik Migrants' Problems
Analysts say more must be done to look after the rights of Tajiks who go off to work in Russia.
12 Oct 07
Turkmenistan
Uzbek Region Tightens Up on Cotton
The enticing prices fetched by cotton in neighbouring Kyrgyzstan means Andijan is particularly prone to smuggling.
1 Oct 07
Central Asia: July/Aug ‘07
Journalism teachers and students believe new IWPR manual will serve as an important training resource in the region.
28 Sep 07
Scepticism Over Human Rights Plan
25 Sep 07
Kabardino-Balkaria Leader Offers Way Out in Land Dispute
President proposes a major rethink on laws that ethnic Balkars say will deprive them of their lands.
20 Sep 07
Economic Reform Plans Too Vague
19 Sep 07
Ashgabat Airport Goes for Facelift
17 Sep 07
Smugglers' Paradise on Kazak-Uzbek Border
Local officials are accused of taking kickbacks in return for turning a blind eye to wholesale smuggling.
13 Sep 07
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