Uzbekistan

Tajik Islamic Party Slowly Sidelined

Mainstream religious group failing to make headway in politics despite efforts to modernise and grow.

Kazaks to Shop Corrupt Officials for Cash

Will the latest effort to root out thieving bureaucrats be sustained and consistent enough to change long-established ways?

Uzbekistan: Outcry at Compulsory Utility Payments

Uzbek Children Back in the Fields

Downturn for Kyrgyz Market Traders

Kyrgyzstan’s giant wholesale market at Karasuu is losing out as Chinese trade shifts to Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.

Andijan Attackers' Identity Still Unclear

Uzbek President on Rare Trip Abroad

Rural Job Scheme Hits Uzbek Farmers' Pockets

Farmers complain they are being forced to subsidise a government work-creation scheme.

Talk of Legal Rights in Uzbekistan Doesn't Reflect Reality

Cash Shortage in Uzbekistan