Central Asia

Strengthening Top-Down Rule in Kyrgyzstan

Reforms contain many retrograde steps and look like an attempt to bolster president.

Return to Death Penalty Floated in Kyrgyzstan

Parliament’s refusal to sign international ban on executions seen as a bad sign.

New Approach to Youth Crime

A centre for juvenile delinquents in southern Kyrgyzstan is using non-punitive methods to prevent adolescents from reoffending.

Health Matters in Rural Kyrgyzstan

Ayday Tokonova reports on a countrywide network in Kyrgyzstan that provides practical advice on health issues in the kind of language people understand.

Uzbeks See No Justification for Russian Airbase

Central Asia Energy Grid Disintegrating

Turkmen President Fails to Fulfil Internet Pledge

Hopes for uncensored web access further threatened as international resource centres close.

The Strange Case of Bala Murghab

Conflicting reports of dead and injured following US supply drop incident.

Berdymuhammedov to Seek Japanese Investment

Turkmenistan's Religious Minorities Under Pressure