Central Asia

Devolving the Costs of Government

Who Will Police the Financial Police?

Pro-Nazarbaev Party Aspires to Governing Role

Kyrgyz Opposition Fails to Seize Initiative

A new round of protests is promised at the end of October, but some doubt the opposition has the willpower needed to take on the president.

Human Rights Group Warns of Prison Unrest

A Step Toward Democracy?

Could HIV Slow Central Asian Economies?

Kyrgyzstan's Debt Dilemma

Tajiks Seek Southward Transport Routes

Georgia: Prison Abuse Under Spotlight

Claims that prison conditions in Georgia are worse than ever.