Central Asia

Grim Life Awaits Deported Uzbeks

Forcibly resettled mountain villagers say they face a bleak future on the steppes.

21 Feb 05

Prosecution of a Jehovah's Witness is viewed as latest attempt to check growth of Christian faiths.

21 Feb 05

Bureaucrats and agricultural collectives appear to be stifling private farmers who've been hailed "the hope of the economy".

21 Feb 05

A campaign appears to be underway to persuade the Tajik people that they can't do without Rakhmonov's leadership.

21 Feb 05

Teachers in the troubled Aksy region complain that they've been coerced into doing the government's bidding.

21 Feb 05

Academics fear Tashkent's historical revisionism may lead to anti-Russian feeling among Uzbek youth.

21 Feb 05

Hundreds of demonstrators are determined to break through police barricades to attend an opposition congress this weekend.

21 Feb 05

Astana lodges protest after Kazak villager is shot dead by Uzbek border guards.

21 Feb 05

Shuttle traders face ruin owing to the huge import duties the government has slapped on the goods they bring into the country.

21 Feb 05

Forcible repatriation of Tajik migrants will exacerbate Dushanbe's chronic economic problems.

21 Feb 05

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