Central Asia

Kazakstan: President's Daughter Makes Play for Power

Dariga Nazarbaeva may be paving the way to succeeding her father after announcing plans to set up a party.

21 Feb 05

President’s supporters launch petition to keep him in power.

21 Feb 05

Poverty is driving teenagers into the sex trade – and drug addiction is keeping them there.

21 Feb 05

The authorities appear determined to hound a fledgling political group out of existence.

21 Feb 05

State-run newspapers are told to slash staff levels in cost-cutting offensive – but no one reads them in any case.

21 Feb 05

As the authorities prepare for crucial elections in 2005, the limits on media freedom have already been set.

21 Feb 05

Officials in the Batken region of Kyrgyzstan say they’ve been kept in the dark about an Uzbek mine clearance operation.

21 Feb 05

Journalists accuse the Tashkent authorities of trying to muzzle the independent media before the upcoming elections.

21 Feb 05

A spate of extremist attacks in the CIS region prompts Astana to crackdown on illegal migration.

21 Feb 05

Uzbek scientists call on Tashkent to repair a meteorological centre damaged by rebels five years ago.

21 Feb 05

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