Kyrgyzstan

Kazakstan: The Business of Smuggling

As bureaucratic obstacles grow on the Kazak-Uzbek border, local smugglers do their best to circumvent the rules.

21 Feb 05

Chinese plan to build a tourist complex on the shores of Lake Issykul awakens old fears of Kyrgyzstan’s big neighbour.

21 Feb 05

Traders accuse Astana of trying to divert them to a Kazak market.

21 Feb 05

Dushanbe mounts offensive against Islamic guerrillas following regional criticism of its apparent toleration of the militants.

21 Feb 05

The authorities in Kyrgyzstan are concerned over growing levels of alcoholism

21 Feb 05

Kyrgyz President Askar Akaev wheels out the country's elders to bolster his cause

21 Feb 05

An unlikely political alliance in Kyrgyzstan is threatening an upset in forthcoming presidential elections

21 Feb 05

Bishkek government plans to boost foreign visitors fall flat leaving many tourist traders empty-handed.

21 Feb 05

Uigurs angry over Bishkek claim that murder of community leader was politically-motivated.

21 Feb 05

Roadside beatings and bleak rehabilitation camps are favoured treatments for drug addicts in Kazakstan.

21 Feb 05

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