Tajikistan: When Wedding Inspectors Call
People complain that state restrictions on extravagant celebrations don’t apply to the great and good.
10 Oct 14
Central Asia
Tajik Protest Plan Squashed Before it Starts
Authorities denounce opposition group and take down websites after internet appeal for street demos.
9 Oct 14
No Legal Status for Ancient Kyrgyz Creed
State refuses to recognise followers of Tengrism as a religious group.
24 Sep 14
Bishkek Turns Face to Moscow
Membership of economic grouping risks distancing Kyrgyzstan from some of its near neighbours.
19 Sep 14
Unease at Focus on Language, Identity in Kazakstan
Russians say nationalist sensitivities have been heightened by Moscow’s actions in Ukraine.
17 Sep 14
Central Asia Keen to Feed Russian Market
Plans to fill trade gap left by ban on European foodstuffs may not be achievable.
15 Sep 14
Kiss Controversy in Kazakstan
Poster showing 19th century cultural heroes in clinch sparks sound and fury, but doesn’t mean Kazak legislators will rush to adopt Russian-style homophobic laws.
5 Sep 14
Uzbekistan Being Nicer to Tajik Neighbours?
Conciliatory gestures unlikely to lead to swift improvement in relations.
3 Sep 14
Radiating Ill Health in Tajikistan
27 Aug 14
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