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Tajik Socialists in Trouble
Opposition party is torn apart by a power struggle with old roots, but apparently driven by manipulation from outside.
Caucasian Migrants' Struggle in Russia
Armenians and Azerbaijanis look for ways round new curbs on migrant workers, while Georgians take most of the heat.
Turkmenistan: Multiple Pipelines Still Possible
Russia has scored a major coup by getting its preferred gas pipeline deal signed first, but analysts say other routes to Europe and China are still possible.
Turkmenistan: New Pipeline, Old Horizons?
Authorities want capacity to shift gas to market from giant field, but many proposed export routes currently look less than viable.
No Requiem for the Dead
Eyewitnesses tell how President Karimov’s soldiers finished off the injured as they lay bleeding, and then concealed the corpses.
Spotlight on Turkmen Bank Accounts Abroad
Pressure group believes state finances remain far from transparent, and gas export money may be held in foreign accounts.
Kyrgyzstan: Little Progress on Rebuilding Stable Society
June 2010 violence should warn Central Asian governments and international community that greater engagement on key problems is needed, ethnic policy expert says.
Neighbourhood Watches as Azerbaijan Arms Up
Unable to match Baku’s big spending, Armenia relies on special relationship with Moscow.