Central Asia

Education Cut Bad for Women

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.

Power Crisis Gets Worse

The electricity supply has deteriorated to a point where people in remote parts of Tajikistan are only getting an hour a day.

Tajikistan's Homeless Children

Social and economic problems leave many children in Tajikistan fending for themselves on the streets.

Uzbekistan: Sloppy Work Risk in Bukhara Facelift

Builders cut corners to restore architectural treasures.

Turkmenistan's Animal Farm Plans

Urban Game Craze Hits Kyrgyzstan

A group of young people suddenly gathers in a nondescript part of town, scanning the ground and walls for some invisible sign.

Deathtrap Highway

Hundreds of people die annually on the Bishkek-Osh highway, the main artery connecting the north and south of Kyrgyzstan.

Southern Town Loses Water Supply

The town of Batken in the south of Kyrgyzstan found itself without fresh drinking water when the mains supply burst.

Tajik Ballet Tattered but Proud

In Soviet times, Tajikistan used to be famous for its ballet troupe, but now those dancers who have not emigrated are fighting an uphill battle to maintain standards.

Northern Tajikistan's Crumbling Industry

In a report on the northern region of Soghd, Kamari Ahrorzoda asked just how bad a year 2008 was for residents of an area that used to be Tajikistan’s economic powerhouse.