Troubled Kids Used as Drug Couriers
Drug trafficking rings in Tajikistan have been making increasing use of women and children, who are less likely to attract the police’s attention.
27 Feb 09
Russia
Chinese Food Scare Spills Over Into Kyrgyzstan
Imported flour thought to contain the same harmful chemical identified in Chinese dairy product scandal.
24 Feb 09
Lines Blurred on Kyrgyz-Tajik Border
Reporter Sabir Abdumomunov travelled to the Batken region of southern Kyrgyzstan, where it is not always clear what country you are in.
21 Feb 09
Tajiks Battle Child Labour Tradition
Although it is the autumn cotton harvest in Central Asian states that attracts international attention, child labour on farms is in fact common all year round in Tajikistan.
21 Feb 09
Caucasus: Jan ‘09
IWPR radio reports lead to officials assisting refugees from the South Ossetian conflict.
18 Feb 09
Caucasus: Jan ‘09
Regional journalists attending an IWPR seminar pledge to cooperate more closely.
18 Feb 09
Georgia Accused of Bullying Ethnic Armenians
Some Yerevan politicians say arrest of Armenian activists on espionage charges is attempt to intimidate the minority.
13 Feb 09
Tajikistan's Homeless Children
Social and economic problems leave many children in Tajikistan fending for themselves on the streets.
30 Jan 09
Northern Tajikistan's Crumbling Industry
In a report on the northern region of Soghd, Kamari Ahrorzoda asked just how bad a year 2008 was for residents of an area that used to be Tajikistan’s economic powerhouse.
24 Jan 09
Kodori Gorge Refugees in Limbo
Abkhaz officials encourage them to return but Georgian refugee leaders warn against doing so.
22 Jan 09
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