Kazak President Calls Time on Splashy Celebrations
Nursultan Nazarbaev is cracking down on lavish parties by civil servants, but Kazaks say it’s corruption he should be fighting, not how the money is spent.
13 May 06
Central Asia
Kyrgyzstan: Controversial Figure Meets Bloody End
Kyrgyzstan reels as a leading political figure with alleged underworld links is shot down in the street.
13 May 06
Crime and Punishment the Turkmen Way
A chief prosecutor who was the president’s enforcer falls foul of the system she served.
5 May 06
Kyrgyz President Issues Warning to Legislators
After parliamentary criticism prompts most of his government offer to resign, President Kurmanbek Bakiev tells legislators to behave or face the consequences.
5 May 06
Things Just Get Worse
Two momentous events - the Kyrgyz revolution and the Andijan shootings - have coloured the way Central Asian governments view media freedom.
5 May 06
Tajiks Suffer Gas Shortage
Uzbek threats to turn off the gas supply could be an economic disaster.
5 May 06
Uzbek State Holds Muslim Teaching in Check
Government stops any sign of Islamic fervour outside the officially-sanctioned channels through which it manages religion.
3 May 06
Bribery Rife in Tajik Colleges
Government sends in task force to sort out corrupt and inept universities.
3 May 06
Satellite TV Under Threat
Since the Turkmen president placed a ban on cable television in 2002, satellite TV has been the only source of objective information for the nation. However, Turkmenistan’s citizens fear that the authorities will soon ban the use of satellite antennas, to
27 Apr 06
Kyrgyz Summit Fails to Impress
More protests planned as government and opposition fail to find middle ground.
27 Apr 06
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