Central Asia

Many Migrant Workers Unable to Vote in Kyrgyz Polls

Kyrgyz Election Campaign Goes Viral

Political parties try out social networking sites as a way of engaging youth vote.

Kyrgyz Parties Target Rural Voters

Electorate in countryside seen as important constituency.

Coalition Talks Predicted After Kyrgyz Election

Parliament certain to be more pluralist than ever, but will it manage to produce a workable ruling coalition?

Crackdown on Moonlighting Turkmen Doctors

Uzbek Human Rights Activist Loses Libel Case

Turkmenistan's First Private Paper Disappoints

Uzbekistan's Ambitious Health Plans

Uzbek Schools Renew Campaign Against Hejab

Tajik Authorities Struggle to Quell Militants

Attack by armed militia leaves 25 government soldiers dead, raises questions about stability and foreign Islamist presence.