Setback Likely for Kazaks' OSCE Hopes
Despite the government’s optimism, local observers predict Kazakstan’s bid to chair the OSCE in 2009 will be turned down.
17 Nov 07
Central Asia
Turkmen Energy Extraction Threatens Environment
Experts call for new energy projects to be accompanied with transparent monitoring of their environmental effects.
16 Nov 07
Many Obstacles to New Silk Route
Grand plans for a free flow of goods between east and west could be undermined by suspicious and uncooperative Central Asian leaderships.
16 Nov 07
Central Asia: Oct ‘07
IWPR workshops help journalists in remote region of Tajikistan become more widely read.
16 Nov 07
Uzbek Election Counts for Little
Six candidates, five political parties and only one possible winner.
13 Nov 07
Tajikistan: Repressive Religious Law in the Pipeline
Proposed legislation would make it harder for smaller faith groups to operate.
9 Nov 07
Turkmen Police Reforms Insufficient
Even repeated purges of senior interior ministry staff will not reduce abuses by an overbearing police force, say analysts.
8 Nov 07
Journalist's Murder Sets Back Free Speech in Central Asia
The killing of Alisher Saipov may deter others from reporting on sensitive topics, and some of his colleagues think that is why he was gunned down.
8 Nov 07
Kyrgyzstan to Get New Constitution at Last
After two years of argument about the constitution, President Bakiev is pushing through a quick solution – although not everyone is happy with his vision of how Kyrgyzstan should be governed.
5 Nov 07
Jury Out on Kyrgyz Islamists
Little consensus on whether group claiming to want to improve Islamic education poses a danger.
5 Nov 07
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