President to Benefit From Kyrgyz Summer Polls
Opposition says election timing geared towards low turnout, making ballot-rigging easier.
Opposition says election timing geared towards low turnout, making ballot-rigging easier.
Authorities accused of using police to pressure opposition campaigners.
An innovative robot made as a student project merely underlines the general lack of high-tech research into industrial production.
Jamoliddin Saifiddinov reports from southern Tajikistan where the level of psychiatric care is declining because hospitals cannot recruit or retain doctors.
Tajik president Imomali Rahmon has urged Muslims to economise by refraining from going on the annual pilgrimage, especially if they have already been to Mecca.
Parliament is reviewing legislation that would ban the use of right-hand drive cars as taxis. Alina Kenjeeva reports that taxi drivers with Japanese-import cars are worried for their future.
Candidates in the forthcoming Kyrgyz presidential election are focusing on meeting potential voters rather than on media appearances.