Turkmenistan: Uzbek Blues
Uzbek minority loses hope as Niazov attempts to "Turkmenise" the country.
21 Feb 05
Uzbekistan
Uzbeks Jettison Fear of Authorities
Desperate citizens are taking to the streets to air their grievances, in defiance of the authorities.
21 Feb 05
Kyrgyzstan: Russia Calls in its Debts
Moscow threatens to punish Bishkek for cosying up to the United States.
21 Feb 05
Niazov Takes Students Back to 'Middle Ages'
While teachers publicly applaud the president's higher education reforms, many privately fear that they will wreak havoc.
21 Feb 05
Parched Uzbekistan Covets Russian River Waters
Moscow is unlikely to back Tashkent's bid to resurrect an old Soviet plan to divert water from Siberia to its drought-ridden cotton fields.
21 Feb 05
US Brings about Thaw in Tajik-Uzbek Relations
A common interest in promulgating the war on terrorism has brought two previously hostile neighbours together, if only for the time being.
21 Feb 05
Samarkand Student Demo Unnerves Regime
Tashkent rattled by the largest protest in the country for over a decade.
21 Feb 05
Uzbekistan: Farm Decree Greeted with Suspicion
There is widespread cynicism over a new state decree that would give farmers full control over their operations.
21 Feb 05
Black Market in Fuel Damages Kyrgyz Economy
A burgeoning trade in petrol smuggling is costing the Kyrgyz government millions of dollars in lost taxes.
21 Feb 05
New Arrest Swings 'Kazakgate' Open
US officials have arrested a man they say channelled bribes from oil giants to the Kazak government, which is now less and less able to keep the lid on the growing scandal.
21 Feb 05
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