Comment: Media Curbs in Place Ahead of Elections
As the authorities prepare for crucial elections in 2005, the limits on media freedom have already been set.
As the authorities prepare for crucial elections in 2005, the limits on media freedom have already been set.
Officials in the Batken region of Kyrgyzstan say they’ve been kept in the dark about an Uzbek mine clearance operation.
Journalists accuse the Tashkent authorities of trying to muzzle the independent media before the upcoming elections.
A spate of extremist attacks in the CIS region prompts Astana to crackdown on illegal migration.
Uzbek scientists call on Tashkent to repair a meteorological centre damaged by rebels five years ago.
Issykkul shows its darker side as pensioners and schoolchildren harvest the region’s cannabis crop.
Former guerrilla attacks police station after alleged campaign of harassment.
Teachers and students fear that higher education is becoming a privilege, not a right.
Authorities appear to be trying to silence people attempting to draw attention to alleged beatings.
Territorial dispute threatening to aggravate Kyrgyz-Uzbek relations.