Kyrgyzstan: No Money Back for Robbed Investors
Fraudsters invent new ways to trick the gullible out of their savings.
21 Feb 05
Central Asia
Tajikistan Voices Drugs Fear
Officials believe the United States should tackle Afghanistan's thriving opium industry as a matter of urgency.
21 Feb 05
Uzbek President's TV Shame
Veteran political editor dismissed following live broadcast that cast Karimov in an unfavourable light.
21 Feb 05
Islamic Radicals Suspected in Kyrgyz Attack
Raid on police station in southern Kyrgyzstan raises spectre of renewed Islamic guerrilla activity.
21 Feb 05
Tajikistan: Alleged Extremist Cell Disbanded
Interior ministry says suspected Hizb ut-Tahrir group, which has been broken up in the Sogd region, was being funded from abroad.
21 Feb 05
Uzbek Border Guards Anger Tajiks
Excessive passport stamping on the Tajik-Uzbek frontier is causing problems for shuttle traders and border residents.
21 Feb 05
Central Asia Fears Catching China's Cold
Cross-border trade likely to suffer as Kyrgyzstan closes frontier checkpoints over SARS fears.
21 Feb 05
Tough Life for Tajik Journalists
Reporters’ lives are made a misery by hostile officials and mean employers.
21 Feb 05
Kyrgyzstan: Aksy Women Fight On
A year on from the Aksy shootings, relatives are still demanding to see justice done.
21 Feb 05
One Voice Less in Kazakstan
The freeing of a Kazak opposition leader comes amid a government clampdown on political and media freedoms.
21 Feb 05
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