Snooping Kazak Officials
There are fears the authorities could soon be handed a license to eavesdrop on their critics.
22 Feb 05
Turkmenistan
Kyrgyzstan: Top University Rocked by Dispute
Clash between two senior academics resolved by sending both on sabbatical – but the row may not be over.
22 Feb 05
Turkmen Troops Double Up as Nurses and Bakers
State looks to plug holes in budget by putting soldiers to work in the public sector.
22 Feb 05
Kyrgyzstan: Deadly Disease Peril
Cash crisis in health service so acute that specimens of anthrax are ferried to an infectious diseases laboratory by public transport.
22 Feb 05
Kyrgyz Protestors Challenge Election Defeat
Once dubbed an "island of democracy in Central Asia", Kyrgyzstan is facing widespread unrest in the wake of this month's disputed parliamentary elections.
22 Feb 05
Islamic Defeat in Tajikistan
The Islamic opposition fails to become a credible political force after disastrous election results
22 Feb 05
Golden Valley Darkens
Islamic fundamentalists are exploiting economic hardship in the once prosperous Fergana Valley of Uzbekistan.
22 Feb 05
Iran Forges Tajik Links
Tehran forges closer links with Tajikistan in an effort to advance its economic and security interests in the region
22 Feb 05
Kazak Exodus
Uzbekistan's indigenous Kazaks complain they are being treated as second-class citizens
22 Feb 05
Journalists Slam Kazak Media Reforms
Speakers at IWPR's landmark conference in Almaty express serious concerns over new media legislation
22 Feb 05
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