Central Asia

Electoral Amnesia in Tajikistan

As political parties gear up for next year’s parliamentary election, reporter Rahmatullo Odina discovers that many voters have no idea who they voted for last time.

Central Asia: 'May 09

IWPR report poured oil on troubled waters as Kyrgyz politicians geared up to protest Uzbek “incursion”.

Calls for Release of Jailed Uzbek Poet

Turkmen Local Elections Set for July

Turkmenistan to Host Investment Forum

Release of High-Profile Turkmen Prisoner Unlikely to Mean Wider Amnesty

Turkmen Seek to Dictate Gas Price

Killer Moths Attack Orchards in Kyrgyz South

Ulukbu Amirova reports from Batken in southern Kyrgyzstan where the blackened remains of fruit trees bear witness to a plague of gypsy moths – and lost livelihoods.

Uzbek Opposition Attempts Merger

US Airbase in Kyrgyzstan Could Stay After All

Afghan leader pleads for extension for supply point used by international forces in war on Taleban.