Turkmenistan: Election Talk Postponed
The supreme legislative body votes not to discuss presidential elections until 2009, despite hints from the Turkmen leader that he might not stay on forever.
The supreme legislative body votes not to discuss presidential elections until 2009, despite hints from the Turkmen leader that he might not stay on forever.
President Aliev has taken steps to ensure a fairer election, but his opponents say it comes too late to create a level playing-field.
Though most agree they do good work, women-led NGOs are vulnerable to accusations of being too close to the government.
Unlike its counterparts in the West, a new women’s shelter in Tajikistan aims to reunite troubled families.
Poverty and lack of legal status hit women hardest in the refugee community.
Homophobia is rife in Kyrgyzstan with gay women particularly susceptible to discrimination.
The quest for the Nobel Peace Prize is proving more trouble than it’s worth for Uzbek women nominees.
Theft of details of victims of wartime rapes, prostitution and human trafficking sparks concerns.
Women theoretically have the right to run their own farms, but they are still marginalised from real power on the land.
Washington is redoubling its efforts to achieve a breakthrough on the Afghan battlefield, after becoming frustrated with diplomatic attempts to resolve the crisis.