Central Asia

Welfare Cuts in Uzbekistan

29 Jan 13

Uzbek migrant workers get little support from their government if they run into trouble abroad. (Photo: Andrey Kudryashov/IWPR archive)

Uzbek migrant workers get little support from their government if they run into trouble abroad. (Photo: Andrey Kudryashov/IWPR archive)

Uzbek Leader Wakes Up to Mass Emigration

President shows sudden concern for unemployed.

25 Jan 13

Turkmen Media Law Work of Fiction

One of the world’s most repressive states promises all sorts of freedom.

18 Jan 13

Headquarters of Turkmentelecoms in Ashgabat. The forthcoming privatisations will include telecommunications. (Photo: IWPR)

Headquarters of Turkmentelecoms in Ashgabat. The forthcoming privatisations will include telecommunications. (Photo: IWPR)

Will Turkmen State Sell-Off be Fair?

President says privatisation process must be transparent, though some say that has never been how things have worked.

17 Jan 13

Uzbek Conscripts Pay for Shorter Army Service

17 Jan 13

Tajik Labour Migrants Leave "Orphans" Behind

16 Jan 13

Assistant Secretary of State Robert Blake in Tashkent, August 2012. (Photo: IWPR)

Assistant Secretary of State Robert Blake in Tashkent, August 2012. (Photo: IWPR)

US Focus on Fuel, Not Freedom in Turkmenistan

14 Jan 13

Public meeting in Charbak after the violence. (Photo: IWPR)

Public meeting in Charbak after the violence. (Photo: IWPR)

Kyrgyzstan Enclave in Turmoil

Row over location of electricity poles erupts into violence, reflecting deeper tensions in Kyrgyz-Uzbek border areas.

11 Jan 13

Russian human rights defender Yelena Ryabina. (Photo courtesy of Ye. Ryabina)

Russian human rights defender Yelena Ryabina. (Photo courtesy of Ye. Ryabina)

Uzbek Secret Police Roam Russian Prisons

Rights activists says Tashkent security men interrogate detainees and abduct asylum-seekers in Russia with impunity.

9 Jan 13

Forcible Sterilisation Continues in Uzbekistan

4 Jan 13

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