Central Asia

Kazakstan Courts Moscow

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

Speakers at an IWPR conference in Almaty warn that outbreaks of violence across Central Asia could escalate into a regional conflict.

21 Feb 05

Muslim militancy makes little headway in Bukhara, one of Islam's holiest cities

21 Feb 05

President of Kazakstan prepares to send armed forces abroad to suppress Islamic fundamentalist insurgency

21 Feb 05

The Kyrgyz national security ministry, widely accused of human rights abuses, may find its powers drastically cut

21 Feb 05

Kyrgyzstan - a vulnerable pawn in the Central Asian chess game

21 Feb 05

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