Central Asia

Uzbekistan: Human Rights Defender Fights Back

Police threaten to send a prominent human rights activist back to a mental hospital - but she says she won't give up.

21 Feb 05

Islamic radicals are expanding their propaganda campaign in southern Kazakstan.

21 Feb 05

Energy and security agreement will benefit both countries - but has worrying implications for Turkmen opposition figures living in Russia.

21 Feb 05

Jailed opposition leader's move to a more open prison may be ruse to keep him locked up for longer.

21 Feb 05

A jailed opposition leader's plea for a government pardon has led to speculation that he was tortured and drugged.

21 Feb 05

A referendum in June is likely to give the president the right to stay in office for many more years.

21 Feb 05

Deterred by the region's poverty and instability, Kazaks draw back from integration with immediate neighbours and fix their gaze on Russia.

21 Feb 05

Russia, China and the US are building relationships with Kyrgyzstan - but can it survive their threefold embrace?

21 Feb 05

Officials and ordinary citizens live in constant fear as the Turkmen president stamps on potential opposition - real or imagined.

21 Feb 05

Inmates at one of Uzbekistan's most notorious jails describe the brutal regime that led to the deaths of two prisoners last year.

21 Feb 05

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