Central Asia

Local Communities Uprooted

Evacuated villagers meet hostile reception in regional capital as clashes continue with guerrillas in southern Uzbekistan.

21 Feb 05

Guerrillas in southern Uzbekistan are surrounded and running out of ammunition, official sources claim

21 Feb 05

For the second year in succession guerrillas break into the Batken region in southern Kyrgyzstan

21 Feb 05

An upsurge in activity by Islamic fundamentalist guerrillas across three Central Asian republics points to the influence of external forces

21 Feb 05

The deputy editor of a leading independent Kyrgyz daily is in hospital following a prolonged interrogation by Kyrgyz national security officers

21 Feb 05

Internal political divisions restrict Tajikistan's efforts to crush Islamic guerrillas

21 Feb 05

A second guerrilla incursion into Uzbekistan this August brings conflict much closer to the capital Tashkent.

21 Feb 05

Life in the once prosperous Khatlon province is now an exercise in surviving natural and man-made disasters

21 Feb 05

Ashgabat ups the ante in its Caspian Sea oilfield dispute with Azerbaijan

21 Feb 05

Rights campaigners in Uzbekistan say the authorities are prosecuting a fiercely outspoken journalist in an attempt to silence the independent media.

21 Feb 05

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