Kyrgyz Bugging Affair
The alleged discovery of listening devices in opposition members’ offices provokes political storm.
22 Feb 05
Central Asia
TV Show Offends Muslims
Furious Mecca pilgrims find popular TV pundit’s remarks insulting.
22 Feb 05
Newspaper Slur Angers Uighurs
Kazak authorities come to defence of ethnic group attacked in media report.
22 Feb 05
Turkmenbashi Scraps Visa System
Isolationist regime bows to the international community’s pressure and rescinds Soviet-era law.
22 Feb 05
Central Asia: Child Prostitution Exposed
Latest IWPR investigation finds that girls as young as 11 are selling themselves on the streets – and some adolescents are trafficked to the Gulf.
22 Feb 05
Tajikistan: Memories of Journalist Killings Revived
More than six years on from Tajikistan’s bloody conflict, the authorities take new steps to find those behind the murder of journalists.
22 Feb 05
Partying and Politics in Kyrgyzstan
Is the president’s new-found frugality a way of stopping potential opponents from funding effective election campaigns?
22 Feb 05
Turkmenistan's Grim Reapers
Police scour countryside to find out where all the grain from a “record harvest” went.
22 Feb 05
Tajikistan: Out With the Old Guard
Sacking of powerful military commander raises spectre of military coup.
22 Feb 05
Central Asia's Islamic Threat
Economic hardship is driving youngsters in central Asia into the ranks of militant Islamic forces.
22 Feb 05
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