Central Asia

Tajikistan Looks South

A four-party summit in Dushanbe has raised expectations that Tajikistan can engage more with southern neighbours Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Close-Kin Marriages Still Widespread in Uzbekistan

Turkmen-Kazak Relations on the Up

Uzbekistan: Independently-Minded Lawyers Stripped of Licenses

Ahmadinejad to Visit Turkmenistan

No Light on Horizon for Turkmen NGOs

Talk of reformist policies has not made it any easier for non-government groups to win legal status.

Antenatal Health Programme Takes Off

Special antenatal classes are starting up across Kyrgyzstan as part of a government programme to teach mothers-to-be how to take better care of themselves.

Waterways a Lethal Attraction for Kids

Around 50 people, mainly children, have drowned in reservoirs and canals in southern Tajikistan in the last six months.

Southern Farmers Switch Away From Cotton

Farmers hard hit by rains and mudslides earlier this year are growing more vegetables and less cotton as a survival strategy.

Tajik Prosecutors Take On Courts

In accusing judge of misconduct, are prosecutors acting in the public interest or in their own?