Uzbekistan

Niyazov Marriage Tax

Turkmenbashi insists foreigners pay high price for marrying Turkmen girls

21 Feb 05

A government plan to hand over chunks of Kyrgyz border territory to China has angered parliamentary deputies

21 Feb 05

Government forces have lost patience with criminal gangs operating near the capital Dushanbe

21 Feb 05

Political interference prevents publication of objective journalism in the country's provinces.

21 Feb 05

A police bid to monitor journalists and opposition activists has further undermined hopes of greater political freedom.

21 Feb 05

Government denies claims that its much trumpeted media reforms are a sham

21 Feb 05

Much of the soccer violence last Sunday was directed at Asians who are increasingly being targeted by the city's thuggish fans.

21 Feb 05

Justice has been done but doubt remains over Tashkent's willingness to send a clear warning to its security force.

21 Feb 05

Penniless Uzbek farmers are trying to eke out a living by searching for gold dust in abandoned Soviet-era mines.

21 Feb 05

Political instability and poor facilities combine to put the dampners on the Kyrgyz tourist industry.

21 Feb 05

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