Turkmenistan: State of Fear
Officials and ordinary citizens live in constant fear as the Turkmen president stamps on potential opposition - real or imagined.
21 Feb 05
Turkmenistan
Turkmen Treasury Out of Cash
Government cash shortage means that teachers, nurses and journalists haven’t been paid for months.
21 Feb 05
Kazakstan Tackles Hizb-ut-Tahrir
Officials abandon softly-softly approach to Islamic radicals in favour of tougher approach.
21 Feb 05
Turkmenistan: Good as Gold
Subservience to president reaches absurd levels as officials treat impromptu comments as repressive law.
21 Feb 05
Turkmen Travel Ban Fuels Corruption
People on overseas travel blacklist bribe venal officials and hire smugglers to get out of the country.
21 Feb 05
Uzbekistan: Affluent Suicide Bombers
Alarming evidence that some of those involved in recent violence were from middle-class homes with no history of Islamic radicalism.
21 Feb 05
Kazakstan: Building a Future
No one denies the need for affordable housing - the question is whether the government can deliver on its promises to build it.
21 Feb 05
Kyrgyzstan's Cautious Mullahs
Religious leaders follow government line in imposing controls on Islamic activism.
21 Feb 05
Uzbekistan: Softly, Softly
Police try to modify fearsome image after being deliberately targeted in attacks.
21 Feb 05
Tajikistan: Concern at New Islamic Group
Despite keeping a watchful eye on Islamic groups, officials say they failed to notice a radical organisation until the killing of a Christian preacher.
21 Feb 05
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