Central Asia

Uzbek Drought

Thousands are leaving the northern region of Karakalpakstan, as water supplies dry up for the second year running.

14 Nov 05

Vowing to return to active politics, jailed dissident Topchubek Turgunaliev is released following strong international pressure.

14 Nov 05

Another dissident begins a life in exile, and wonders how many more.

14 Nov 05

Kyrgyz civic groups mobilise against a 'monstrous' draft law to curtail political parties and NGOs, and the government may be listening.

14 Nov 05

Tajik leader's attempt to carve out a reputation as an international statesman is unlikely to impress the country's impoverished population.

14 Nov 05

The war-shattered economy has prompted hundreds of thousands of impoverished Tajiks to abandon their country.

14 Nov 05

Post-conflict Tajikistan could offer valuable lessons to her war-torn neighbour Afghanistan.

14 Nov 05

Former fundamentalist fighters holed up in jail controlled by General Dostum hope he will let them go in the end.

14 Nov 05

Beggars in Kazakstan complain that Tajik gypsies are queering their pitch.

14 Nov 05

The Kyrgyz authorities are struggling to defuse public fury over last month's brutal suppression of a protest in the south of the country.

14 Nov 05

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