Opposition parties in Kyrgyzstan are calling for the next presidential election to be held before the end of this year, while pro-government politicians say there are more pressing concerns facing the country.<br />
A decision to end distance-learning courses in Tajikistan will have serious consequences for women who have no other practical way of continuing in education, experts say.
The electricity supply has deteriorated to a point where people in remote parts of Tajikistan are only getting an hour a day.
Social and economic problems leave many children in Tajikistan fending for themselves on the streets.
Builders cut corners to restore architectural treasures.
A group of young people suddenly gathers in a nondescript part of town, scanning the ground and walls for some invisible sign.
Hundreds of people die annually on the Bishkek-Osh highway, the main artery connecting the north and south of Kyrgyzstan.
The town of Batken in the south of Kyrgyzstan found itself without fresh drinking water when the mains supply burst.
