Interrogation Hospitalises Newspaper Editor
The deputy editor of a leading independent Kyrgyz daily is in hospital following a prolonged interrogation by Kyrgyz national security officers
21 Feb 05
Central Asia
Tajikistan's Guerrilla Dilemma
Internal political divisions restrict Tajikistan's efforts to crush Islamic guerrillas
21 Feb 05
Guerrillas Enter Tashkent District
A second guerrilla incursion into Uzbekistan this August brings conflict much closer to the capital Tashkent.
21 Feb 05
Tajik Border Hardship
Life in the once prosperous Khatlon province is now an exercise in surviving natural and man-made disasters
21 Feb 05
Caspian Oil Feud
Ashgabat ups the ante in its Caspian Sea oilfield dispute with Azerbaijan
21 Feb 05
Prominent Uzbek Journalist Faces Prosecution
Rights campaigners in Uzbekistan say the authorities are prosecuting a fiercely outspoken journalist in an attempt to silence the independent media.
21 Feb 05
Kyrgyz IMU Fears Mount
Two attacks in one week in the Batken region point to a new campaign by Islamic militants
21 Feb 05
Turkmen Addiction Rising
The president's goal of a 'drug-free century' remains only a fantasy.
21 Feb 05
Uzbek Women Plead for Religious Prisoners
President Karimov is urged to alleviate the suffering of Uzbekistan's political and religious inmates.
21 Feb 05
Kazakstan's Million Dollar Scrap
The grey-market metal trade costs people their lives and the country millions of dollars.
21 Feb 05
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