Central Asia

Turkmen Pension Blow

Elderly Turkmen are having their pensions slashed as a result of a recalculation process.

21 Feb 05

Officials use promises and threats to recruit extra labour to gather the important crop.

21 Feb 05

Young men used to avoid army service like the plague, but now they are clamouring for a job that offers a way out of unemployment.

21 Feb 05

Amateur coalminers risk life and limb digging out a livelihood.

21 Feb 05

New bloc formed after parties’ election defeat is intended to work towards a presidential election still two years away.

21 Feb 05

Kazakstan jeopardises relations with its Central Asian neighbours in an attempt to strengthen ties with Russia

21 Feb 05

An attempt by the Uzbek authorities to promote traditional dress has provoked controversy

21 Feb 05

Two of Uzbekistan's most notorious Islamic militants are being tried in absentia.

21 Feb 05

Kyrgyzstan's voters confound observers, re-electing President Askar Akaev by a larger margin than ever

21 Feb 05

Tashkent is paying a heavy price for alienating the country's minority communities.

21 Feb 05

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