Central Asia

Tbilisi Criticised Over Repatriation Requests

Tens of thousands of Meskhetians apply to come home, but Georgian officials accused of not doing enough to help them.

Human Rights Debate Contrasts East and West

When former Soviet diplomat Ishenbay Abdurazakov addressed students in the Kyrgyz capital, talk turned to the issue of whether western human rights values apply in this Central Asian state.

Youth Debate Role in Driving Social Change

Nuraim Ryskulova reports on a national youth camp where young people gathered from all over Kyrgyzstan to discuss how they could change their country for the better.

Concern at High Maternal Mortality Rates in Kyrgyzstan

Healthcare system under scrutiny as increasing numbers of women die in childbirth.

Uzbek Rights Activist Gets One Year Off Sentence

Tashkent Facelift Tears Up the Past

Electricity Price Shock for Kyrgyz Consumers

Government says it has no option but to charge more realistic rates.

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.

IWPR Trainee Wins Parliamentary Coverage Award

Kyrgyz Parliamentary Changes Undermine Opposition

Battered Social Democrats lose influence in committee shakeup.