Central Asia

Police say November 29 clash with suspects does not mean Osh is reverting to the violence seen in June, when armed men like the ones shown here had a free hand in the city. (Photo: Inga Sikorskaya)

Police say November 29 clash with suspects does not mean Osh is reverting to the violence seen in June, when armed men like the ones shown here had a free hand in the city. (Photo: Inga Sikorskaya)

Kyrgyzstan on Alert After Osh Clash

Security service insists operation targeting armed group was pre-planned and does not mark return to instability.

29 Nov 10

Women Suffer Effects of Manual Labour

27 Nov 10

Tajikistan to Curb Smoking

27 Nov 10

Uzbekistan Softens Rules on Black Market

27 Nov 10

Farming Encroaches on Tajik Nature Reserve

27 Nov 10

These mud-brick-built houses in Ak Jar are typical of the temporary squatter settlements that take on a permanent aspect over time. (Photo: Sabina Reingold)

These mud-brick-built houses in Ak Jar are typical of the temporary squatter settlements that take on a permanent aspect over time. (Photo: Sabina Reingold)

Kyrgyz Authorities Struggle to Curb Land Grabs

Landless take law into own hands, while authorities have been hesitant about confronting them.

26 Nov 10

Vyacheslav Abramov. (Photo: Serikjan Kovlanbaev)

Vyacheslav Abramov. (Photo: Serikjan Kovlanbaev)

OSCE Needs Stricter Criteria for Members

Security grouping meeting in Kazakstan to be pressed on human rights issues by alternative gathering.

25 Nov 10

Tajikistan: Islamic Students Told to Come Home

Government fears radicalisation of thousands of seminary students abroad.

24 Nov 10

Uzbeks Seek Closer UK Trade Ties

24 Nov 10

Turkmenistan's Clannish Leader

President Berdymuhammedov’s court consists of a handful of political survivors but mostly protégés drawn from his tribe.

23 Nov 10

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