Uzbekistan

Uzbek Rats Pose Rabies Threat

Post-Soviet system lacks the cash or techniques to keep rodents from spreading fear and disease in Fergana valley.

21 Feb 05

The independent press is under attack in Central Asia's freest state.

21 Feb 05

Uzbek leaders again pledge to end restrictive currency policies - do they really mean it this time?

21 Feb 05

Uzbekistan's government coerces farmers into keeping silkworms - and then forgets to pay them.

21 Feb 05

Environmentalists warn that decades-old dumps in nearby Kyrgyzstan could poison the entire Fergana valley and beyond.

21 Feb 05

Competition between Kazak tourist agencies is said to have sparked a war of words between Bishkek and Astana.

21 Feb 05

Uzbek killers are believed to be dumping the bodies of their victims in a major regional waterway.

21 Feb 05

Kyrgyzstan angered by apparent impunity of Uzbek border guards who shot and killed a civilian.

21 Feb 05

National gas provider facing crisis caused by wily Kyrgyz pilfering supplies.

21 Feb 05

Shocking stories of abuse from drug abuse clinic, where even the neighbours say they can see inmates being beaten up.

21 Feb 05

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