High-Profile Conviction Seen as Major Setback for Tajik Opposition
The hefty sentence handed down to a leading politician is viewed as a warning from the authorities to an already weak opposition.
20 Nov 05
Uzbekistan
US Visit Designed to Cement Ties With Kyrgyz
Secretary of state’s travel itinerary was a political statement in itself – be nice to the Kyrgyz, and snub the Uzbeks.
20 Nov 05
Uzbeks Clear Mines From Tajik Border
Reports that border areas are being demined meet with surprise in Dushanbe.
20 Nov 05
Snowmelt Displaces Thousands
The effects of a hard winter take their toll as flooding hits rural areas.
18 Nov 05
Drug Smugglers Eye New Bridge
Traffickers see planned river crossing to Central Asia as gift that will smooth their path.
18 Nov 05
Chechens Fight for Compensation
Lack of documents and witnesses prevents victims of Stalin deportation claiming their rights.
18 Nov 05
Tajik Opposition under Pressure
Jailing of leading party figure fits a pattern of wider clampdown on politicians opposed to President Rahmonov.
17 Nov 05
Turkmenistan's Kazaks Protest School Closures
Repressive language laws are forcing ethnic Kazaks out of Turkmenistan.
16 Nov 05
Spread of AIDS a Growing Concern
Although number of sufferers is small, Afghanistan is seen as country where virus may thrive.
16 Nov 05
Refugees Still Reluctant to Return
More than a million displaced people still prefer life in Pakistan’s makeshift camps to the uncertain security situation back home,
16 Nov 05
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