Tough Choices for Turkmenistan's Russians
Crunch time as Ashgabat forces dual passport holders to choose to stay or leave the country.
21 Feb 05
Russia
Uzbek Border Guards Anger Tajiks
Excessive passport stamping on the Tajik-Uzbek frontier is causing problems for shuttle traders and border residents.
21 Feb 05
Tajikistan: Farm “Slavery” Exposed
New research reveals mass exploitation and enslavement of women farm workers.
21 Feb 05
Turkmenistan: No to Foreign Education
Isolationist regime sacks thousands of professionals for being educated outside the country.
21 Feb 05
Tajikistan: Dreaming of the Mountains
Resettlement programme in trouble as migrants ask to go back to their old homes in the mountains.
21 Feb 05
Turkmen TV Turn Off
Turkmens are fed up with state television's obsession with President Niyazov
21 Feb 05
Locals Suffer in Enclaves Impasse
Harsh border controls around the numerous enclaves dotted along both sides of the Kyrgyz-Uzbek border cause misery for local people
21 Feb 05
China Nibbles Away at Kyrgyz Border
A government plan to hand over chunks of Kyrgyz border territory to China has angered parliamentary deputies
21 Feb 05
Tajikistan: Downpours Bring More Misery
After three years of drought, torrential rain and locusts have destroyed thousands of acres of crops, heaping more problems on the country's desperate citizens.
21 Feb 05
Kazakstan: Government Proposal Threatens Small Parties
Small independent parties could be prevented from contesting the 2004 parliamentary elections if the government has its way.
21 Feb 05
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