Uzbekistan

Virtual Unreality in Uzbekistan

Analysts say increased internet obstructions are making the news blackout worse in the run-up to the presidential election.

30 Nov 07

Analysts say United Nations must pressure Tashkent to hold perpetrators to account.

30 Nov 07

Tajiks are going to have to get used to workers coming from abroad if they want inward investment.

28 Nov 07

Recurring conflicts suggest officials should be keeping a close watch on ethnic tensions.

24 Nov 07

Observers say restrictions have merely increased interest in leaked recordings purporting to reveal official wrongdoing.

23 Nov 07

Local and international media turn to IWPR for expert opinion on leading journalist’s killing following two in-depth reports on the crime.

21 Nov 07

Analysts say the country must simplify legislation and introduce transparency to entice new investors.

19 Nov 07

Despite the government’s optimism, local observers predict Kazakstan’s bid to chair the OSCE in 2009 will be turned down.

17 Nov 07

Experts call for new energy projects to be accompanied with transparent monitoring of their environmental effects.

16 Nov 07

Grand plans for a free flow of goods between east and west could be undermined by suspicious and uncooperative Central Asian leaderships.

16 Nov 07

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