Central Asia

Kyrgyz Emigrate in Droves

Emigration by Kyrgyzstan's young skilled workforce is doing untold harm to the economy

21 Feb 05

Uzbek grain farmers face destitution as the government seizes entire harvests at knockdown prices

21 Feb 05

Uzbek security forces use heavy-handed tactics to quash demonstrations

21 Feb 05

Uzbeks in Kyrgyzstan, the country's second largest ethnic group, are increasingly unhappy with their loss of status

21 Feb 05

Tuberculosis has reached epidemic proportions in Kyrgyz prisons

21 Feb 05

Uzbeks are banned from travelling to Turkmenistan after tragic border incident

21 Feb 05

Human Rights activist Shovruq Ruzimuradov has died after three weeks in police detention

21 Feb 05

The Uigurs of Xinjiang refuse to give up their dreams of self-rule.

21 Feb 05

The Kyrgyz government feels it is being unjustly penalised by the introduction of harsh visa requirements

21 Feb 05

Unemployed Kazaks are fuming over the influx of illegal foreign workers

21 Feb 05

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