IWPR Central Asia
Institute for War & Peace Reporting
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Life on the Inside
Gulaiym Ashakeeva reports from Kyrgyzstan’s only prison for women, where many of the inmates are repeat offenders as they cannot adjust to life outside.
7 Feb 10
Uzbek Authorities Move Against Top Photographer
Rights groups ridicule suggestions that Umida Ahmedova’s images libel Uzbek nation as a whole.
2 Feb 10
Kyrgyz Opposition Protests Jailing of Ex-Minister
Ismail Isakov fell foul of the law after switching sides to the opposition.
22 Jan 10
Sceptical Reception for New Kyrgyz Opposition Bloc
Is nascent political grouping a genuine force or merely a creation of the authorities?
22 Jan 10
Electoral Chief Promises Every Effort to Ensure Fair Poll
In the first of a series of interviews with actors in the forthcoming Tajik election, IWPR spoke to Muhibullo Dodojonov, administrative chief at the Central Electoral Commission.
22 Jan 10
Kyrgyz Cop Law Proves Controversial
Concerns have been about a new policing bill that some fear will erode civil rights, Eleonora Mambetshakirova reports.
22 Jan 10
Police Brutality Allegations Filed With Kyrgyz Prosecutors
A group of young men in northern Kyrgyzstan has accused police of assault and torture.
22 Jan 10
Tajik Hydropower Shares Sell Fast
Early sales of shares in Tajikistan’s giant but incomplete Roghun hydroelectric scheme have been a massive success, Shohida Saibnazarova reports.
16 Jan 10
Tajik Quake Survivors Short of Shelter, Food
Earthquake survivors in eastern mountains struggling in freezing conditions without adequate shelter, clothing and food.
14 Jan 10
Shares in Tajik Electricity Plant Go on Sale
As the Tajik government starts issuing shares in a strategic hydroelectric scheme, analysts say investors need to be sure they will get their money back.
14 Jan 10
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