Kyrgyz Heavyweights Team Up
The two leading election candidates agree not to compete but to work together as future president and prime minister.
20 Nov 05
Central Asia
Tajikistan Tightens Grip on Media
The government’s failure to ease up on independent media in the wake of recent elections suggest it may be a more permanent trend.
20 Nov 05
Arms For Sale in Kyrgyzstan
A sense of insecurity has gripped many citizens in the wake of Kyrgyzstan’s March revolution.
20 Nov 05
Kazaks Accuse 16 in Tashkent Bomb Trial
Group stands trial for assisting suicide attacks, but both accusations and evidence remain shrouded in secrecy.
20 Nov 05
Kazak Officials Quiet on Uzbek Unrest
The violence in Andijan has received a muted response in neighbouring Kazakstan, which has focused on protecting its borders.
20 Nov 05
Comment: Who's to Blame in Uzbekistan?
Tashkent holds Islamic militants responsible for the Andijan demonstration, but most of those involved simply appear to have been citizens desperate for a better life.
20 Nov 05
Andijan Remembers the Dead
IWPR contributor speaks to residents about the loved ones they lost and their anger at those who gave the order to shoot them.
20 Nov 05
Air Travel Lottery in Turkmenistan
Summer plane tickets out of Turkmenistan are being sold to the highest bidder, regardless of whether they have already been booked and paid for.
20 Nov 05
Kazak Crackdown on Youth Activists
The government is refusing to register youth groups it fears are plotting a revolution.
20 Nov 05
Kyrgyzstan to Expel Uzbek Refugees
Many of the activists who helped bring current the Kyrgyz leadership to power are outraged at its decision to send refugees to an uncertain fate.
20 Nov 05
Support local journalists