Investigation: “Patriotic” Uzbek Child Labourers
The authorities say children slave away in cotton fields for the good of the country.
The authorities say children slave away in cotton fields for the good of the country.
Traders circumvent high Kazak tariffs by smuggling goods in bulk along a particularly porous stretch of border.
Voters will have little choice in the parliamentary ballot, and still less hope of affecting change in the repressive republic.
Opposition parties say charges against Democratic Party leader are politically inspired.
Officials hope that a dedicated response team will turn the republic’s majestic peaks into a magnet for climbers from across the world.
Teachers complain of being roped in to work as election managers, and in some cases to help political candidates’ campaigns.
Disagreements over water have postponed ratification of a friendship treaty between Kazakstan and Kyrgyzstan.
Police say Jamshid Karimov was the victim of a simple mugging, but he’s sure he was targeted for his journalism.
If the new Afghan government bows to international pressure to ban poppy cultivation the economic consequences could be catastrophic.
Long-suffering women turn to opium in order to deal with the harsh realities of Afghan life.