Uzbekistan

Kazaks Braced for Islamic Insurgency

The Kazak authorities are beefing up their forces in the south to counter Islamic rebels

21 Feb 05

Northern Alliance leader Ahmed Shah Massoud says he is ready to talk peace with the Taleban

21 Feb 05

Kazakstan accuses China of depriving it of vital water supplies.

21 Feb 05

Kyrgyzstan is suppressing Uigur activities in the hope of winning concessions from China

21 Feb 05

Human rights groups blow the whistle on Tashkent's discrimination against ethnic Tajiks

21 Feb 05

The Uzbek authorities have fallen back on Soviet methods of silencing opponents

21 Feb 05

New Central Asian journalism association set up to campaign against growing curbs on press freedom

21 Feb 05

Former fundamentalist fighters holed up in jail controlled by General Dostum hope he will let them go in the end.

21 Feb 05

Thousands of Muslims flock to the Fergana to see miracle lamb

21 Feb 05

Opposition prevented from venting criticism of the government at international conference aimed at attracting foreign investment

21 Feb 05

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