Central Asia

Turkmenistan's Kazaks Protest School Closures

Repressive language laws are forcing ethnic Kazaks out of Turkmenistan.

16 Nov 05

Although number of sufferers is small, Afghanistan is seen as country where virus may thrive.

16 Nov 05

More than a million displaced people still prefer life in Pakistan’s makeshift camps to the uncertain security situation back home,

16 Nov 05

Tailors and cobblers have been especially hard hit by the surge of manufactured goods arriving from China.

16 Nov 05

The Amu Darya river has long displaced farmers when it surges over its banks, but the problem seems to be getting worse.

16 Nov 05

The first Afghan militiamen disarmed under a UN scheme are starting along the path towards civilian life.

16 Nov 05

The illegal trade in American dollars is so important to the Turkmen economy that even the government indulges.

14 Nov 05

Authorities seek harsh powers to head off Ukrainian-inspired election trouble, a fear which opposition members dismiss as nonsense.

14 Nov 05

Opposition activists claim authorities want to prevent a Ukraine-style protest at upcoming ballot.

14 Nov 05

First-hand account of torture, humiliation and forced confessions in a penal system ruled by thuggish police and gangsters.

14 Nov 05

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