Russia

New Kyrgyz Espionage Affair

Kyrgyz security services uncover alleged spying scandal in wake of critical parliamentary commission report into their working practices.

21 Feb 05

Authorities continue to create obstacles for school-leavers who want to study abroad.

21 Feb 05

Tajik women are caught between old-fashioned attitudes and modern expectations, as they struggle to raise their families alone.

21 Feb 05

New minister promises a more liberal approach to the media, but some doubt he will be allowed to succeed.

21 Feb 05

Bumper grain figures look too good to be true, as the president announces even higher targets for next year.

21 Feb 05

Hunger and poverty in southern Kyrgyzstan are exacerbating a growing tuberculosis problem

21 Feb 05

Simmering linguistic divisions are raising the political temperature in Kyrgyzstan

21 Feb 05

Internal political divisions restrict Tajikistan's efforts to crush Islamic guerrillas

21 Feb 05

Life in the once prosperous Khatlon province is now an exercise in surviving natural and man-made disasters

21 Feb 05

Ashgabat ups the ante in its Caspian Sea oilfield dispute with Azerbaijan

21 Feb 05

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