Kyrgyzstan

Uzbekistan: Tax Hikes Killing Off Traders

Shuttle traders face ruin owing to the huge import duties the government has slapped on the goods they bring into the country.

21 Feb 05

Authorities scupper opposition congress by rounding up participants and bussing them out of the city.

21 Feb 05

Frontier guards claim their bland diet is forcing them to kill protected species to keep their strength up.

21 Feb 05

Attendants at Kyrgyz mortuaries resort to desperate measures to dispose of unclaimed bodies.

21 Feb 05

Poverty and high demand from neighbouring republics are prompting many farmers to break the law.

21 Feb 05

Antiquated radiotherapy equipment threatens lives of patients and doctors.

21 Feb 05

Thousands of people in the Fergana valley take to the streets, some attacking the police sent to disperse them.

21 Feb 05

Army conscripts are hired out as labour by their officers, who collect an easy but illegal profit.

21 Feb 05

Fear grips Kokand market traders as they await retribution for protest against the authorities.

21 Feb 05

Opposition is uniting around former allies of President Akaev.

21 Feb 05

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