Central Asia

The land Tajikistan is handing over to China lies along the border in the remote Pamir plateau. (Photo: Dylan Winder/DFID)

The land Tajikistan is handing over to China lies along the border in the remote Pamir plateau. (Photo: Dylan Winder/DFID)

Tajiks Trade Land for Friendship with China

Critics say granting land to China "unconstitutional", but consensus view is that diplomats secured best possible deal.

1 Feb 11

Tajik Officials Justify Chinese Land Deal

31 Jan 11

Tajik Migrants' Wives Fight for Alimony

31 Jan 11

Maternity Health Poor in Tajikistan's Southeast

31 Jan 11

Work on Domestic Violence Helps Push Legislation

31 Jan 11

Kazak political analyst Eduard Poletaev is reading IWPR handbook Covering Human Rights: a Practical Guide for Journalists during presentation of IWPR new text books in Almaty on 13 Oct 2010. (Photo: IWPR)

Kazak political analyst Eduard Poletaev is reading IWPR handbook Covering Human Rights: a Practical Guide for Journalists during presentation of IWPR new text books in Almaty on 13 Oct 2010. (Photo: IWPR)

Training Manuals Aid Rights Education

31 Jan 11

Russian Citizen Jailed for "Treason" in Uzbekistan

31 Jan 11

Вячеслав Мамедов. (Фото: IWPR)

Вячеслав Мамедов. (Фото: IWPR)

Turkmenistan's Illusory Political Reforms

31 Jan 11

Текинский рынок в Ашгабате, январь 2011. (Фото: IWPR)

Текинский рынок в Ашгабате, январь 2011. (Фото: IWPR)

Food Prices Spiral in Turkmenistan

31 Jan 11

Uzbek Media – Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

31 Jan 11

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