Electricity Price Shock for Kyrgyz Consumers
Government says it has no option but to charge more realistic rates.
5 Dec 09
Central Asia
Prisoners in Two Minds About Freedom
Thousands of prisoners are being freed under an amnesty in Tajikistan, but as Jamoliddin Saifiddinov reports, many have little to look forward to on the outside.
4 Dec 09
Kyrgyz Parliamentary Changes Undermine Opposition
Battered Social Democrats lose influence in committee shakeup.
2 Dec 09
Children Forced to Pick Cotton in South Kazakstan
Parents say schools are sending youngsters into the fields despite official ban on child labour.
2 Dec 09
Privatisation Fears for Kyrgyz Power Plants
Government critics suspect changes to law designed to allow key power stations to be sold off by stealth.
30 Nov 09
Uzbek Opposition Leader Released into Changed World
With little popular support, Sanjar Umarov hoped the West would back his calls for political change, but this proved illusory.
30 Nov 09
Where is Turkmenistan's Gas Money Going?
30 Nov 09
Public-Service Ads Rare on Turkmen TV
29 Nov 09
Turkmen NGO Struggle Highlighted
Rights campaigners welcome IWPR report on registration problems faced by Turkmen NGOs.
27 Nov 09
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