Turkmen Music Loses Out to Hip-Hop
Modern music and lack of interest inflict more damage on a unique art form than even the Taleban could do.
12 Jun 06
Turkmenistan
Refugees Unhappy with Georgian Hotel Project
People displaced by war and now living in Black Sea hotels complain that they are being short-changed by a scheme to rehouse them, to make way for a huge redevelopment programme.
8 Jun 06
Free Trade Concerns in Tajikistan
Economists argue that signing up to the WTO too hastily would destroy local business in an already weak economy.
2 Jun 06
Musical Thought-Crime in Uzbekistan
Not content with arresting its critics, the government is cracking down on those who listen to dissident views – even when these are set to music.
30 May 06
The Trials of Life on the Uzbek-Tajik Border
Tight security measures continue to force citizens of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to resort to bribery to visit relatives on the other side of the border.
26 May 06
Tajikistan: Making Friends with the Neighbours
The south of the country has seen a rise in border trade with Afghanistan, but some fear a new influx of heroin.
26 May 06
Kyrgyz-Tajik Border Raid Stokes Fears
Concerns about Islamic insurgency revived after a group steals Kalashnikovs and takes on Kyrgyz security forces, but some say the raiders were common criminals.
26 May 06
Rahmonov Warns of Afghan Terror Threat
The Taleban may have been toppled, but Tajikistan believes Afghanistan is still a source of real danger.
26 May 06
Just Another Pipe Dream?
Talk of the Trans-Afghan Pipeline raises the prospect of big returns for investors and the Kabul government. But security remains the key unanswered question.
18 May 06
Back to School for Afghan Turkmen?
The first-ever ethnic Turkmen education minister takes steps to get his people to go to school.
18 May 06
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