Tajikistan: Rahmonov Set to Perpetuate Rule
A referendum in June is likely to give the president the right to stay in office for many more years.
21 Feb 05
Central Asia
Kazakstan Turns Its Back on Central Asia
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
Superpowers Compete in Kyrgyzstan
Russia, China and the US are building relationships with Kyrgyzstan - but can it survive their threefold embrace?
21 Feb 05
Turkmenistan: State of Fear
Officials and ordinary citizens live in constant fear as the Turkmen president stamps on potential opposition - real or imagined.
21 Feb 05
Uzbek Prison Brutality
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
Tajikistan: New Party Fights for Life
Another opposition group finds the way blocked to next year's election.
21 Feb 05
Uzbekistan: Uneasy Calm Reigns After Attacks
As the government continues to arrest suspects, Tashkent residents voice anger at the conditions that they say fuelled the attacks.
21 Feb 05
Turkmen Treasury Out of Cash
Government cash shortage means that teachers, nurses and journalists haven’t been paid for months.
21 Feb 05
Kazakstan Tackles Hizb-ut-Tahrir
Officials abandon softly-softly approach to Islamic radicals in favour of tougher approach.
21 Feb 05
Kyrgyzstan Struggles to Cope with Migrants
The forced eviction of squatters has highlighted the problem of urban migration. By Nataliya Domagalskaya and Aida Kasymalieva in Bishkek (RCA No. 277, 16-Apr-04)
21 Feb 05
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