Central Asia

Uzbekistan: Luli Hit the Road

Gypsies return to nomadic way of life, after failure of attempts to integrate them into society.

21 Feb 05

Law enforcers hunt down "undesirables" on eve of conference.

21 Feb 05

Sufferers fear they will be denied live-saving insulin as suppliers lose patience with government’s failure to pay its bills.

21 Feb 05

Uzbeks Take Chances as Migrant Labour.

21 Feb 05

The mahalla used to be a benign social institution - now it is part of a police state.

21 Feb 05

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

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