Central Asian Leaders Suffocating Democracy
Leaders in Central Asia are turning their countries into authoritarian states.
21 Feb 05
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan Poised for Cotton Boom
Dazzled by the prospect of soaring profits on the world cotton market, the Uzbek government seems unlikely to share its good fortune with the impoverished workforce.
21 Feb 05
No End to Uzbek Terror
Exiled Uzbek terrorists appear determined to continue their struggle against the Taskent authorities
21 Feb 05
Uzbek Militants Expelled from Tajikistan
Under pressure from other Central Asian states, the Tajik authorities have expelled one of the region's most dangerous terrorist groups.
21 Feb 05
Investors Shun Uzbekistan
Foreign companies frustrated with the slow pace of reform in Uzbekistan are pulling out of the country
21 Feb 05
Five Held in Tajik Embassy Drugs Scandal
A diplomatic storm has blown up in Central Asia after the Kazak authorities discovered the Tajik embassy chauffeur was using his boss's car to ferry drugs across the republic
21 Feb 05
Kyrgyz Snub Chechen Refugees
Chechen refugees sheltering in Kyrgyzstan are finding it hard to make ends meet
21 Feb 05
'Good News' from Uzbekistan
Uzbeks have little idea of what's happening in their own country let alone abroad
21 Feb 05
Kyrgyz MPs Rail Against Border Deal
Kyrgyz deputies challenge the government over a secret memorandum proposing an exchange of territory with Uzbekistan
21 Feb 05
Karimov 'Indoctrinates' Infants
Uzbek kindergartens and primary schools shelve nursery rhymes in favour of President Karimov's writings
21 Feb 05
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