Kyrgyz Officials Eye Campus Vote
Bishkek authorities seem to be preparing to grab vulnerable student voters in run-up to elections.
20 Nov 05
Turkmenistan
Protests Follow Kyrgyz Election Row
Pro-government supporters and opposition activists hold rival demonstrations as tensions rise on eve of parliamentary ballot.
20 Nov 05
New Envoy Signals Uzbek-Turkmen Thaw
The arrival of a new Uzbek ambassador in Ashgabat after a two-year break marks the official end of estrangement between neighbours, but serious problems remain.
20 Nov 05
Islamic Party Fights its Corner
Once-powerful force is suing local bureaucrats who are trying to stop it fielding candidates in the forthcoming general election.
20 Nov 05
Car Bomb Leaves Tajiks Jumpy
No one knows who was behind Monday’s car bombing – or even whether it was one – but it appears to confirm fears of pre-election trouble.
20 Nov 05
Kazakstan: All Eyes on Kyrgyzstan
Fears of a Ukraine-style “velvet revolution” begin to grow in neighbouring Kazakstan.
20 Nov 05
Turkmen Turn to Catholicism
Rumours that many people wish to convert in order to join pilgrimage to the Vatican - and then leave the country - lead to a block on new baptisms.
20 Nov 05
Snowed Under in Tajikistan
Government faces criticism for waiting for natural disasters to happen rather than taking preventive measures.
20 Nov 05
Russia Woos Kyrgyz Politicians
Opposition members and ruling regime loyalists have all travelled to Moscow in recent weeks as Russia keeps its options open ahead of Kyrgyz parliamentary elections.
20 Nov 05
Uzbek Gas Flickers Out
People in one of the world’s major gas-producing countries endure a harsh winter without heating.
20 Nov 05
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