Kyrgyz Government Faces Grilling on Economy
Deputy premier welcomes criticism, urges legislators to look at good news as well.
22 May 13
Central Asia
Tajiks, Kyrgyz Grapple With Frontier Issues
Recent clash shows how niggling resentments can suddenly explode.
21 May 13
Emerging Force in Tajik Politics Arrested
Former minister Zayd Saidov faces a range of charges a month after he launched a political party.
20 May 13
Kazakstan Shrugs Off Human Rights Concerns
Economics count for more than rights, and western governments have little leverage anyway.
16 May 13
Tajikistan to Ban Cousin Marriage
Formal prohibition unlikely to stamp out widespread tradition.
8 May 13
Kazakstan Journalist at Risk of Forcible Psychiatric Treatment
Concerns that hate speech laws are being used to silence anti-corruption campaigner and other government critics.
3 May 13
Bleak Media Outlook in Repressive Stans
More than two decades after independence, press freedom remains stifled in Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
2 May 13
Two Kazaks Charged in Boston Case
Court hears that they hid evidence to protect the younger Tsarnaev brother.
2 May 13
Kyrgyzstan Edges Towards Customs Union
Membership of former Soviet bloc is as much about political alliances as about economics.
26 Apr 13
Dismay, Disbelief Among Kyrgyzstan's Chechens
Residents of Tsarnaev family’s home town say it’s wrong to hang blame on entire ethnic group.
25 Apr 13
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