Central Asia

Uzbekistan: Punitive Treatment

Shocking stories of abuse from drug abuse clinic, where even the neighbours say they can see inmates being beaten up.

21 Feb 05

An Arabic teacher disappears without trace amid concerns that police might implicate him in March violence.

21 Feb 05

Security services say backing human rights for banned Islamist group only encourages it to grow.

21 Feb 05

Dismissal of reformer seen as sign that some Islamic party members aren’t ready for change.

21 Feb 05

Doctors accuse authorities of covering up outbreak of deadly disease.

21 Feb 05

Kyrgyz security services uncover alleged spying scandal in wake of critical parliamentary commission report into their working practices.

21 Feb 05

Authorities continue to create obstacles for school-leavers who want to study abroad.

21 Feb 05

Tajik women are caught between old-fashioned attitudes and modern expectations, as they struggle to raise their families alone.

21 Feb 05

Suburbs fall victim to Turkmen president’s grand design as he rebuilds the capital to his own taste.

21 Feb 05

Bumper grain figures look too good to be true, as the president announces even higher targets for next year.

21 Feb 05

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