Turkey: Plaiting As Protest
Women’s willingness to alter their hair in solidarity with those suffering violence is “an alternative method of writing history”.
6 Mar 26
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Kyrgyzstan: Alarm at Tribal Claim to Separate Status
Acceding to one group’s demands for formal recognition as separate ethnicity could open Pandora’s box, analysts warn.
11 Mar 09
Hard Times for Uzbek Charities
Crackdown on rights activists as government seeks to stifle even the most innocuous NGOs in the wake of the Andijan killings.
20 Nov 05
Just Another Pipe Dream?
Talk of the Trans-Afghan Pipeline raises the prospect of big returns for investors and the Kabul government. But security remains the key unanswered question.
18 May 06
Moscow Fails to Win Over Regional Allies
Central Asian states and China have their own separatist problems and are wary of Moscow’s recognition of secessionist entities.
12 Sep 08
Armenia, Azerbaijan Clash Over OSCE Mediation
Azerbaijanis hint they want change to the way the negotiations over Nagorny Karabakh are managed.
10 Apr 08
Ashgabat Presses Iran for Higher Gas Price
While both sides engage in a war of words, Turkmenistan holds most of the aces in this regional energy dispute.
31 Jan 08
Georgian Opposition Disputes Saakashvili Election Win
As the incumbent is awarded a clear if not resounding victory, his opponents appear undaunted.
15 Jan 08
Caucasian Migrants' Struggle in Russia
Armenians and Azerbaijanis look for ways round new curbs on migrant workers, while Georgians take most of the heat.
26 Sep 07
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