Compulsive Reading in Turkmenistan
Everyone’s reading it, but only because studying the president’s book is compulsory for pre-school kids and surgeons alike.
20 Nov 05
Russia
Sad Fate of Tajik Orphans
Poverty and bureaucracy frustrate efforts to find homes for orphans and abandoned children.
20 Nov 05
Russian Rights Versus Turkmen Gas
Has Moscow allowed the Turkmen president to strip ethnic Russians of their rights for the price of a gas contract?
20 Nov 05
Compensation for Kyrgyz Looting Slow in Coming
Victims of attacks on shops and other business during the March revolution are doubtful the government will live up to its promise to recompense them
20 Nov 05
Spotlight on Media Ownership in Kazak Libel Case
In a high-profile court case, a former minister turns the tables by claiming that Kazakstan’s ruling elite controls the media.
20 Nov 05
Akaev Snubs Kyrgyz Investigators
Prosecutor general warns that ex-president’s immunity from prosecution could be stripped from him if wrongdoing is proved.
20 Nov 05
Tajikistan's Unrecorded Lives
From birth to death, many people evade the census-takers for tax and legal purposes.
20 Nov 05
Landslide Win for New Kyrgyz Leader
Most observers believe the election was largely fair, although the losing candidates from the “new opposition” dispute Kurmanbek Bakiev's overwhelming victory.
20 Nov 05
Turkmen-Azeri Ties Stay at Low Ebb
Long-running dispute on Caspian oil reserves creates tensions which may ultimately harm Ashgabat more than Baku.
20 Nov 05
Turkmen Murder Rumours Shrouded in Secrecy
A month after alarming reports of multiple murder from the southwest city of Mary, no one is sure what really happened.
20 Nov 05
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