Central Asia

Uzbek Sports Journalist Accused of Islamist Leanings

Uzbek Newspaper Goes Too Far

Kyrgyz Opposition Protests Jailing of Ex-Minister

Ismail Isakov fell foul of the law after switching sides to the opposition.

Sceptical Reception for New Kyrgyz Opposition Bloc

Is nascent political grouping a genuine force or merely a creation of the authorities?

Pictures Alleged to Libel Uzbek Nation

Photographs of life in rural Uzbekistan.

Police Brutality Allegations Filed With Kyrgyz Prosecutors

A group of young men in northern Kyrgyzstan has accused police of assault and torture.

Bad Fences Make Kyrgyz, Uzbeks Nervous Neighbours

Poorly delineated frontier compounded by fraught political relationship.

Uzbek Rights Activists to Speak out at UN

Kyrgyz Women Unfairly Blamed for Infertility Problems

The pressure is on wives when couples cannot conceive, as men find it difficult to believe the cause lies with them.

Kazaks Take Step Towards Trade Bloc With Russia

Regional customs arrangement as much about politics as about economics.