Central Asia

Ethnic Minorities Still Under Pressure

Judicial Reform Plan Underwhelms

Arrest Law Reform Fails to Guarantee Suspects' Rights

Turkmenistan's Drug Problem

Turning Afghan Heroin Into Kalashnikovs

Remote Afghan province is home to major trading post for heroin destined for Europe and arms for Taleban and other militants.

NGO Numbers Wane in Uzbekistan

Germans Urged to Address Central Asian Media Problems

Afghan Pipeline Looks Far-Fetched as Ever

Uzbek Party Merger Counts for Little

Turkmen, Uzbek States Seen as Weak