Caucasus

Caspian Oil Feud

Ashgabat ups the ante in its Caspian Sea oilfield dispute with Azerbaijan

21 Feb 05

Opposition party members claim their businesses have been targeted by the authorities.

21 Feb 05

An increasing number of Tajiks in Russia are dying at the hands of xenophobic thugs, with the authorities seemingly reluctant to take action.

21 Feb 05

Tajiks living near the border with Afghanistan are falling prey to drug dealers who are taking desperate measure to recover debts.

21 Feb 05

An influential Muslim politician voices strong opposition to anti-terror troops in the country.

21 Feb 05

The number of people contracting HIV has doubled in the past year, as the crumbling economy forces more young people into prostitution and drug use.

21 Feb 05

The nationalist government is determined to wipe out all traces of the Soviet past - even to the extent of bulldozing graveyards.

21 Feb 05

President Niazov’s alleged preference for Turkish companies is harming local businesses.

21 Feb 05

Rights groups say Russians arrested outspoken Uzbek dissident on trumped up charges in effort to silence him.

21 Feb 05

Officials hope bilateral agreement with Moscow will put an end to the intimidation and deaths of Tajiks working in Russia.

21 Feb 05

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