Central Asia

Kyrgyz Coup Fears

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

The colourful and controversial Turkmen president claims former officials now living in exile were behind attempt on his life.

21 Feb 05

Attendants at Kyrgyz mortuaries resort to desperate measures to dispose of unclaimed bodies.

21 Feb 05

The strategically-important former Soviet republics now have the opportunity to work more closely with the alliance.

21 Feb 05

Government corruption and trickery cannot disguise yet another poor cotton harvest.

21 Feb 05

Poverty and high demand from neighbouring republics are prompting many farmers to break the law.

21 Feb 05

World Bank voices concern over a lack of cooperation between Central Asian republics – and calls on Tashkent to do more.

21 Feb 05

Not everyone believes the government’s claim to have foiled an Islamic terror attack on the United States military.

21 Feb 05

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