Central Asia

Tajik Opposition Leader Arrested

Questions are asked about how a high-profile figure turned up in detention in Tajikistan when he was last seen as a free man in Russia.

20 Nov 05

A family planning campaign that looks benign is marred by allegations of forced sterilisation on a wide scale.

20 Nov 05

Everyone’s reading it, but only because studying the president’s book is compulsory for pre-school kids and surgeons alike.

20 Nov 05

A government commission set up to investigate the former administration’s finances faces political pressure and tortuous accounting.

20 Nov 05

Authorities make changes to how groups are funded, putting pressure on those backed with money from overseas.

20 Nov 05

United States embassy regrets use of force against protesters calling for return of farm seized by local authorities.

20 Nov 05

State censorship and under funding has crippled Uzbek filmmaking.

20 Nov 05

The looting and violence that followed the March revolution has failed to dent Turkish investor confidence.

20 Nov 05

Some believe Russian troops’ departure from Afghan frontier will boost drug trade, but others say trafficking was rampant anyway.

20 Nov 05

Activists blame authorities after Shymkent congress is violently disrupted but president vows to punish perpetrators.

20 Nov 05

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