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Plight of Uzbek Minority Worsens

Turkmenistan is a multi-ethnic country and according to various estimates has up to 500,000 ethnic Uzbeks – making them the biggest minority at about nine per cent of the total population. Frontier regions in the north and northeast are densely populated

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Opinion: Waiting for Baghdad's Hour (of Civil War)

London-based Azzaman is issued daily by Saad al-Bazaz.

Opinion: Evidence and the Saddam Trial

Al-Bayyna is a weekly paper issued by the Hezbollah movement in Iraq.

Opinion: War with Ghosts

Awene is an independent newspaper issued three times per week in the Iraqi Kurdistan city of Sulaimaniyah.

Opinion: Democracy and Fear

Al-Mada is issued daily by Al-Mada institution for Media, Culture, and Arts.

Editorial: The Paralysed Government

Al-Sabah al-Jadeed is an independent daily paper.

Editorial: Social responsibilities of women

The Kabul Times is a state-run daily published in English.

Editorial: Civilians should not be targeted

Islah is a state-run daily published mostly in Dari.

Editorial: Why is the situation getting worse in the capital?

Erada is an independent daily run by the Afghan Media and Resource Centre.