Central Asia

Uncertain Future for Post-Niazov Turkmenistan

Government Concerned at Capital Flight

Caspian Summit to Discuss Sea Division, Again

Interior Ministry Put in Charge of Migration

Public-Service TV Some Way Off

Future of US Base Looks Secure Despite Rhetoric

Avian Flu Restrictions Still in Place

Long after the bird flu scare faded away elsewhere, Turkmenistan is still enforcing a rigid ban on selling poultry.

Kazak OSCE Bid Decision Delayed

Government remains confident of winning campaign to lead European security group.

Turkmenistan's Unwanted Newspapers

The only way to get people in Turkmenistan to take out a subscription to one of the country’s stiflingly dull government newspapers and magazines is to threaten them with dismissal.

Mobilising Tajikistan