Kyrgyz President Takes on Parliament
Deputies stunned as President Bakiev tells them to stop obstructing his policymaking, and to clean up their own act at the same time.
11 Feb 06
Central Asia
Government Intervenes After Kyrgyz Village Violence
Prime minister steps in after two days of ethnic violence caused by schoolboy scuffle.
10 Feb 06
Kyrgyzstan: Trouble Down South
Has the Kyrgyz president gone too far by summarily sacking powerful southern governors?
8 Feb 06
Georgian Aircraft Company Prepares for Take-Off
Will the ambitious plans of a Georgian aviation factory take to the skies or crash?
7 Feb 06
Tajiks Suspicious of New Parties
Latest additions to the political scene dismissed as instruments of the Rahmonov government.
6 Feb 06
Crime Fighters Fall Out in Kyrgyzstan
The arrest of a senior security officer in Bishkek has sparked a major row between two powerful law-enforcement agencies.
5 Feb 06
Uzbekistan's Troubled Farm Reforms
Farmers say a switch to a new more commercial system leaves them burdened with debt and tied up in Soviet-style regulations.
4 Feb 06
Kyrgyz NGOs Fear Curbs
Even though the justice minister says his plan to check up on non-government groups has been misrepresented, many fear it is the thin end of the wedge.
28 Jan 06
Serb Refugees Unmoved by Gotovina Trial
With so many of their problems still unresolved, Croatian Serbs seem to have little interest in the upcoming case.
27 Jan 06
Kazakstan Sings a New Song
The adoption of a populist national anthem is part of a wider nation-building project.
23 Jan 06
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