Central Asia

Tajikistan: President Clings to Power

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

As demonstrators converged on the capital, local and foreign analysts voiced concerns over the republic's future.

21 Feb 05

Authorities scupper opposition congress by rounding up participants and bussing them out of the city.

21 Feb 05

Frontier guards claim their bland diet is forcing them to kill protected species to keep their strength up.

21 Feb 05

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