Editor's Note
IWPR marks the 200th edition of its Reporting Central Asia with mixed feelings.
IWPR marks the 200th edition of its Reporting Central Asia with mixed feelings.
The closure of the Uzbek border with Kazakstan has spawned a thriving new trade.
Law enforcers suspected of corrupt practices to meet near-impossible arrest quotas set by the Tashkent authorities.
Kyrgyzstan's traditional ally pledges assistance amid unrest which local officials claim has been provoked by groups funded by Western agencies.
Russia is trying hard to revive its influence in a region it has neglected without alienating Washington in the process.
The conservative Uzbek minority is showing its support for anti-government demonstrations sweeping the country.
Tashkent government plays down USA's alleged discovery of traces of deadly gases at an Uzbek air base.
By Arslan Berdyev in Ashgabat (RCA No. 143, 3-Sep-02)
By Vladimir Davlatov in Dushanbe (RCA No. 143, 3-Sep-02)