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Hubble Bubble Means Forest Trouble

Taste for nargile leads to woods being plundered for charcoal-making.

Flash Mob Joins Election Fray

Youth groups get round restrictions on freedom of assembly by staging flash mob actions ahead of the Kyrgyz presidential election.

Uzbekistan: Soviet Pesticides Leave Bitter Legacy

Farmland still contaminated with DDT from past decades, experts say.

Tajikistan's Under-Age Market Workers

As Tajikistan tries to curb child labour in the cotton fields, many children are hard at work at urban markets.

Tajik Drivers Alarmed at Toll Road

The introduction of tolls on the major highway leading from the capital Dushanbe to Khujand, the main town in northern Tajikistan, has not gone down well with drivers.

Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan Fall Off Corruption Watchdog's Blacklist

Russian, Ukrainian Presidents Off to Turkmenistan

Syria Riot Jail Causes Concern

A year after riots, questions remain around Sednaya jail and the fate of prisoners.

Corrupt Police Prey on Travellers

IWPR reporter describes how a journey through southern Russia turned out to be more expensive than he’d bargained for.

New City Idea Stirs Debate

Initial reaction divided on proposal to create an administrative capital.