Central Asia

Tajik Government to Tax Lucrative Phone Businesses

New tax likely to be passed on cash-strapped consumers, experts say.

Tajik Disablement Laws Obstruct Access to Jobs

Categorisation as “unfit for work” bars people who would otherwise be keen to enter employment.

Traditional Courts in Kyrgyzstan

Uzbek Petrol Shortages “Artificial”

Uzbek Businesses Told to Employ Youth

European Court Blocks Extradition of Uzbek Refugee

Tashkent Turns East for New Energy Investment

Russian Grain Ban Could Hurt Turkmenistan

Coercive Sterilisation in Uzbekistan

Uzbek Officials Fall Foul of Polygamy Ban