Uzbekistan
Uzbeks Pressured to Take Up Farming
11 Mar 11
Kazak Police Threaten Dissidents With Psychiatric Confinement
Image-conscious government avoids labelling critics as mentally unstable, but police in provinces still use forcible committal as threat.
11 Mar 11
Uzbekistan's Economic Dilemma
Authorities want to boost private sector to offset raw materials dependence – but will the strategy work?
8 Mar 11
Halting Turkmen and Uzbek Decline
19 Feb 11
Winter Gas Shortages in Uzbekistan
Citizens of gas-rich state rig up wood-burners as fuel cuts take winter toll.
3 Feb 11
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