Central Asia

Kyrgyz Opposition Rears Head Over Video Scandal

Election official’s claims of intimidation taken up as an opposition cause.

Mosque Surveillance Increased for Ramadan

Turkmen Leader Promises IT Revolution

Armenia Strives to Maintain Balanced Foreign Policy

Yerevan to host NATO exercises as it chairs Russian-backed security body.

Uzbek Child Labour Ban Hard to Enforce

Uzbek-Turkmen Rapprochement Slow in Coming

Tajik Children Labour to Feed Families

Some argue that in a country as poor as this, people have no option but to send children out to work.

Drug Mafia Showdown in Turkmen Capital

Moscow Fails to Win Over Regional Allies

Central Asian states and China have their own separatist problems and are wary of Moscow’s recognition of secessionist entities.

Turkmenistan Launches Image Campaign