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17-Jun-09

Belarus Seeks to Deal Direct With Ashgabat

Turkmen, Russians Divided Over Gas

Uzbekistan; New Election Rules Kick in Later This Year

Editor's Note

By Oliver Bullough, Caucasus Editor (CRS No. 497, 12-June-09)

UNHCR Warns of Jobless Despair

Senior aid official says international community needs to improve skills of those displaced by war to improve their employment prospects.

Children's Home Run on a Shoestring

A residential school in southeast Tajikistan is so short of cash that it spends less than six US cents a day on feeding each child.

Tajik Parties Campaign Against Election Deposits

As political parties in Tajikistan gear up for next year’s parliamentary election, a campaign is under way to reduce the deposit candidates must pay.

Slum-Dwellers Challenge Official Account of Riots

They say police crackdown on Ruhaiba left two people dead – official report mentions no fatalities.

Activists Warn of Blow for Women's Rights

Campaigners say that proposed personal status legislation is setback for women.