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Turkmen Civil Society Under Threat
NGOs and other public groups harassed and denied permission to register.
16 Aug 06
Uzbek Children Miss Out on Kindergarten
Unemployment and poverty means a pre-school education is beyond the means of many families.
31 Jul 06
Turkmen Students Flee Abroad
Endless propaganda and bribes to pass exams are just two of the disincentives to going to university in Turkmenistan.
29 Jul 06
Unhappy Job Swaps for Turkmen Teachers
When street cleaners are redeployed to work on farms, schoolteachers are forced take their place.
25 Jul 06
Everyone a Suspect in Turkmenistan
The president looks for foreign spies, while his own country is under total surveillance.
21 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
Unrest in Afghan Capital a Bad Omen
The outburst of street violence in Kabul has some Afghans wondering if the tenuous peace will hold.
5 Jun 06
Kabul's Unprecedented Day of Riots
Anger and frustration boils over in a day of violence in the Afghan capital.
1 Jun 06
Musical Thought-Crime in Uzbekistan
Not content with arresting its critics, the government is cracking down on those who listen to dissident views – even when these are set to music.
30 May 06
The Trials of Life on the Uzbek-Tajik Border
Tight security measures continue to force citizens of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to resort to bribery to visit relatives on the other side of the border.
26 May 06
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