Tajik Authorities Get Tough on Female Islamists
The authorities dismiss women who join Hizb-ut-Tahrir as mere puppets of the men in the banned group, but still insist they must be locked up for years on end.
21 Jul 06
Central Asia
Everyone a Suspect in Turkmenistan
The president looks for foreign spies, while his own country is under total surveillance.
21 Jul 06
University Entrance Numbers to Fall
Education reforms instituted by Turkmen president Saparmurat Niazov are preventing thousands of school leavers from going on to higher education. The selection of new entrants to colleges and universities will shortly get under way, and education official
20 Jul 06
Abuse Rife in the Military
In recent years, Turkmenistan’s army has seen an increasing number of deaths caused by brutal treatment meted out by soldiers on their fellow-conscripts.
19 Jul 06
Turkmen Pension Shock
Scenes of distress as elderly people are told they will now get a much-reduced pension or nothing at all.
19 Jul 06
Hizb-ut-Tahrir Blamed for Violence in Kyrgyz South
Plans for new restrictions on Islamic groups following killings of police and soldiers in the south.
14 Jul 06
Kyrgyzstan's Undiplomatic Policy Shift
Expulsion of US diplomats seen as a shift towards Moscow and away from democracy.
14 Jul 06
Welcome for Unification Church Raises Eyebrows in Kyrgyzstan
Why have so many leading figures publicly lent their support to a foreign faith group?
14 Jul 06
Locusts Eat Away at Tajik Economy
Market prices go up as farmers salvage what they can from the insect invasion.
10 Jul 06
Kyrgyz Land Grab Targets Outspoken Politician
Squatters take over land belonging to a local leader who led anti-government protests.
10 Jul 06
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