Kyrgyzstan: Chechens Rail Against Police
Law enforcement agencies accused of not investigating serious crimes committed against the minority.
Law enforcement agencies accused of not investigating serious crimes committed against the minority.
The Kyrgyz authorities are struggling to defuse public fury over last month's brutal suppression of a protest in the south of the country.
Desperately poor Kyrgyz consume dog and cat meat in order to survive.
Opposition buoyed by discovery of film footage contradicting government's version of recent bloody protest.
Human rights organisations are unconvinced by government claims that Hizb ut-Tahrir is preparing to fight for Saddam Hussein's Iraq.
Jailed opposition leader's move to a more open prison may be ruse to keep him locked up for longer.
The forced eviction of squatters has highlighted the problem of urban migration. By Nataliya Domagalskaya and Aida Kasymalieva in Bishkek (RCA No. 277, 16-Apr-04)
Competition from over the border riles small-time traders as well as bigger businessmen.
Protesters' arrests seen as signal that authorities won't put up with unrest in advance of next year's elections.
People in the south of the republic are refusing to leave for safer areas despite latest landslide deaths.