Birth Control by Decree in Uzbekistan
A family planning campaign that looks benign is marred by allegations of forced sterilisation on a wide scale.
19 May 05
Central Asia
IWPR Launches New Women's Reporting Programme
In launching our Women’s Reporting and Dialogue Programme, IWPR looks at a different kind of frontline - the battle women in Islamic countries are waging to define new rights in changing times.
19 May 05
Taking Control in Tajikistan
Women become the breadwinners in this patriarchal society, leaving men depressed and suicidal.
19 May 05
No Requiem for the Dead
Eyewitnesses tell how President Karimov’s soldiers finished off the injured as they lay bleeding, and then concealed the corpses.
16 May 05
Blood Flows in Uzbek Crackdown
IWPR reporter's eyewitness account of scenes of panic as armoured cars spray gunfire randomly into crowds of demonstrators.
14 May 05
Demobbed Afghans Face Uncertain Future
The interim government wants militiamen to hand in their weapons, but their prospects on Civvy Street are far from promising.
28 Apr 05
Seeds of Hope for Babur Gardens
International organisations hope to restore a once-spectacular tomb, palace and mosque on the outskirts of Kabul
3 Mar 05
New Indian Consulate Signals Closer Ties
India and Pakistan jostle for markets – and influence – in Afghanistan.
3 Mar 05
Kabulis Dress Up After a Fashion
Many young Afghans are turning to Bollywood movies for style tips – but only in the more cosmopolitan areas of the capital.
3 Mar 05
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