Uzbekistan

Uzbek Farmers Punished for Rejecting Cotton

Prosecutors seek retribution against farms that ignored government production targets and instead grew crops that would earn them a living.

International Protests Planned for Andijan Anniversary

Arrest Upsets German Rapprochement With Uzbeks

Gold Venture to be Sold at Auction in May

Kyrgyz Journalists: Better Protection Calls

Journalists caught up in Kyrgyzstan’s political battles and general instability remain vulnerable to harassment, intimidation and assault.

Ethnic Russian Nominated for Presidency

Prison Watchdog Unlikely to be Effective

Kyrgyz Rally Ends in Disarray

Compromise still possible on constitution, but deep divisions separate the president and the opposition.

No Give and Take in Kyrgyz Stand-off

The president offers his opponents more and more concessions, but all they want is his resignation.

Opposition Nominates Another Presidential Candidate