Central Asia

Grim Month for Azeri Journalists

Jailings and detentions raise fresh concerns over fairness of country’s defamation laws.

No Surprises Expected in Uzbek Election Campaign

Ten Years Old and No Place to Go

The southern town of Batken has now been the official administrative centre of its own region for a decade, but it has few of the leisure facilities and public spaces that more established urban centres enjoy.

Uzbek Doctors to be Barred from Private Practice

Tajik Report Stirs Debate

Turkmen Workers in Rare Revolt

Could IMU Chief's Death Curb Rebel Force in Afghanistan?

Tahir Yuldash is reported dead, but his Uzbek guerrillas still appear to be creating havoc in the north.

Uzbek Appeals Court Upholds Sentence on Journalist

Could IMU Chief's Death Curb Rebel Force in Afghanistan?

Tahir Yuldash is reported dead, but his Uzbek guerrillas still appear to be creating havoc in the north.

Unstable Tajik Lake to be Tamed

Everyone recognises that Lake Sarez, a large body of water high in the mountains of Tajikistan, could burst through the dam holding it at almost any moment. Where the experts differ is on how to stop this happening.