Central Asia

Uzbek Government Struggles to Contain Spending

Tajik Prosecutor Steps Down in Major Shakeup

Reshuffle preceded by unusually public row between rival crime agencies.

High Targets, Low Outputs, Say Uzbek Farmers

Kyrgyzstan Becoming Regional "Sex Capital"

Uzbek prostitutes are flocking to Kyrgyzstan, where better pay and more liberal attitudes make for an easier life.

UN to Lift Veil on Secret Prisons in Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan: Alarm at Rise in Cancer Cases

Medical staff complain of shortage of specialist care, medicines and hospital beds.

Uzbek Police Foil Opposition Meetings

Kyrgyz Rewrite Leadership Succession Rules

Parliament devises compromise to ease passage of constitutional amendments.

Tajik Event Spurs Action on Suicide

IWPR event instrumental in mobilising community efforts to deal with growing problem of suicide in Tajikistan.

Disabled Struggle to Find Work

Reporter Ismatullo Qayum looks at the problems facing disabled people surviving on low benefits with few opportunities to earn a living.