Caucasus

Kazak Reshuffle

The heirs of the KGB in Kazakstan are believed to have enhanced their power in ministerial changes carried out earlier this month

21 Feb 05

An attempt by Caspian Sea states to divide up its riches appears only to have deepened the quarrel over the issue.

21 Feb 05

Alleged racism in the Russian police force leaves Central Asian and Caucasian immigrants vulnerable to a rising tide of skinhead violence.

21 Feb 05

Huge quantities of old books are being pulped as a result of decrees forbidding their export and ideological purges of the country's libraries.

21 Feb 05

Government officials are increasingly reluctant to open up to foreign media.

21 Feb 05

High-level talks with Moscow leader fail to meet Tajik expectations of Russian investment.

21 Feb 05

Crunch time as Ashgabat forces dual passport holders to choose to stay or leave the country.

21 Feb 05

New research reveals mass exploitation and enslavement of women farm workers.

21 Feb 05

Isolationist regime sacks thousands of professionals for being educated outside the country.

21 Feb 05

Resettlement programme in trouble as migrants ask to go back to their old homes in the mountains.

21 Feb 05

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