Uzbek Drought
Thousands are leaving the northern region of Karakalpakstan, as water supplies dry up for the second year running.
Thousands are leaving the northern region of Karakalpakstan, as water supplies dry up for the second year running.
Another dissident begins a life in exile, and wonders how many more.
Growing numbers of Kyrgyz villagers are turning to drug production to escape poverty.
Vowing to return to active politics, jailed dissident Topchubek Turgunaliev is released following strong international pressure.
Kyrgyz civic groups mobilise against a 'monstrous' draft law to curtail political parties and NGOs, and the government may be listening.
Tajik leader's attempt to carve out a reputation as an international statesman is unlikely to impress the country's impoverished population.
The war-shattered economy has prompted hundreds of thousands of impoverished Tajiks to abandon their country.
Post-conflict Tajikistan could offer valuable lessons to her war-torn neighbour Afghanistan.