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East: ’If Countries Don’t Act Now, It’s Going To Be Too Late’
6/22/07
Turkmenistan Takes Terror to New Level
9/14/06
Japanese Prime Minister Acts as Agent of US-Uzbek Rapprochement
8/30/06
Are the Usual Suspects Responsible for Uzbekistan’s Violence?
5/16/05
Turkmenistan Wrestles with Child Labor Issue as Cotton Harvest Approaches
9/01/04
Tajikistan: Concerns Grow Over Media Freedom
Antoine Blua: 8/29/04
Saakashvili and the NGO Sector: Tensions Over Human Rights-Related Issues
John Mackedon: 8/11/04
Uzbek Authorities Mobilize Mass Media to Counter Islamic Radical Threat
8/09/04
Afghanistan: As Election Campaign Gets Rolling, Some Already Alleging Fraud
Laura Winter: 8/07/04
Kazakhstan: Opposition Party Sees Fortunes Rise And Fall
Bruce Pannier: 7/31/04
Turkmenistan: Government Orders People Out Of Their Homes In Name Of ’Urban Renewal’
Bruce Pannier: 7/24/04
United States Cuts Off Aid to Uzbekistan
7/14/04
Mosque Controversy Deepens in Azerbaijan Following Police Use of Force
Shahin Abbasov: 7/06/04
Uzbekistan: Ambassador Juggles Human Rights Questions
Don Hill: 6/27/04
Uzbekistan Wages War on Islamic Dress
Esmer Islamov: 6/21/04
Tajikistan: Parliament Passes Amendments To Election Code
Bruce Pannier: 6/19/04
Advocate Seeks New Policy on Civilian Deaths in Iraq
6/08/04
Tajikistan: Parliament Follows Regional Trend by Adopting Moratorium on Death Penalty
Antoine Blua: 6/05/04
Afghanistan: New Election Law Paves Way for September Polls
Golnaz Esfandiari: 5/30/04
Closure of Mosque Does Not Auger Well For Azerbaijani Freedoms
Thomas Goltz: 5/27/04
Afghanistan: U.S. General To Investigate Detention Centers
Ron Synovitz: 5/24/04
Uzbekistan: Tashkent Cracks Down On Government Opponents
5/23/04
Central Asia: Disappointment And Anger As Prison Scandal Cuts Into America’s Democratic Image
Daisy Sindelar: 5/15/04
Widespread Human Rights Abuses Undermine Kyrgyz Mental Health Care
5/07/04
Turkmenistan’s Education System in Downward Spiral
5/05/04
Watchdog Groups Critical of Media Conditions in Central Asia, Caucasus
5/04/04
Helsinki Federation Report Details Turkmenistan Rights Abuses
Ken Stier: 4/28/04
Mosque Case Puts Spotlight on Religious Freedom in Azerbaijan
4/27/04
Tajik Government in No Hurry to Implement Tax Breaks for Print Media
Olivia Allison: 4/27/04
Tajikistan:
Human Trafficking a Growing Concern
Antoine Blua: 4/25/04
Kazakh Veto Of Media Law Welcomed
4/22/04
Kyrgyzstan: Kulov’s Supporters Attempting to Keep His Name in International Spotlight
Kathleen Knox: 4/17/04
Uzbek Crackdown on Muslims Prompts Some Believers to Flee
4/16/04
Government Forcibly Breaks Up Opposition Protest
4/13/04
Draft Media Law Stirs Political Controversy in Kazakhstan
Olivia Allison and Ibragim Alibekov: 4/12/04
Opposition Launches ’Permanent’ Protests In Yerevan
Emil Danielyan: 4/09/04
Uzbekistan: One Week Later, Many Questions Still Unanswered About Recent Violence
Bruce Pannier: 4/08/04
To Bolster Stability, Uzbekistan Reins in Press
Olivia Allison: 4/07/04
Armenian Authorities Carry Out Preemptive Roundup of Opposition Activists
4/06/04
Turkmenistan: Former Chief Mufti Sentenced To Prison For Reasons That Remain Unclear
Antoine Blua: 4/02/04
Central Asia: ’World TB Day’ Observed Amid Concerns of Epidemic
Antoine Blua: 3/28/04
Turkmenistan: President Relaxes Registration Rules For Religious Groups
Antoine Blua: 3/14/04
Rights Advocates Strive to Promote Judicial Independence in Armenia
Emil Danielyan: 3/12/04
Turkmenistan: State Interfering In Religious Life Of Ethnic Uzbeks
Antoine Blua: 3/10/04
Constitutional Guarantee Of Equal Rights for Afghan Woman So Far Brings Little Change To Everyday Life
Abubaker Saddique: 3/08/04
Correspondents Arrested, Harassed In Turkmen Crackdown Against RFE/RL
3/04/04
Political Motivation Behind Mosque Closure in Azerbaijan
Fariz Ismailzade: 3/02/04
Russia Acts Aggressively to Enhance Energy Position in Turkmenistan
Sergei Blagov: 2/26/04
Language Legislation Could Heighten Inter-Ethnic Tension in Kyrgyzstan
Emil Mamataipov: 2/23/04
Georgia: Critics Say Police Violence, Media Intimidation On The Rise
Jean-Christophe Peuch: 2/20/04
Conviction of 62-Year-Old Mother Focuses Attention on Uzbekistan’s Human Rights Record
Jim Lobe: 2/17/04
Afghanistan: Former Taliban Followers Attempting to Assimilate into Civilian Life
Farangis Najibullah: 2/14/04
Amnestied Uzbek Prisoners Report Torture
Faruk Turaev: 2/01/04
Uighurs: Beijing to Blame for Kyrgyz Crackdown
Bakyt Ibraimov: 1/28/04
Azerbaijan Shrugs Off Criticism of Its Human Rights Practices
Jim Lobe: 1/27/04
Out of Prison, Kazakhstani Journalist Shrugs Off Government Pressure
Olivia Allison: 1/26/04
Kyrgyz Rights Activists Call For End To Deportation Of Uighurs To China
Antoine Blua: 1/25/04
Political Leader’s Conviction Stirs Opposition Ire in Tajikistan
Kambiz Arman: 1/20/04
Kazakhstan: Journalists Concerned About Effects Of Draft Media Law
Bruce Pannier: 1/18/04
Western Diplomat: UN Censure Serves as "Foreign Policy Signal"
Catherine A. Fitzpatrick: 1/16/04
Tajikistan: Government Threatens to Close Outspoken Papers
1/14/04
Passage Likely for Restrictive Media Legislation in Kazakhstan
Olivia Allison: 1/12/04
Niyazov Lifts Exit-Visa Requirement for Turkmen Citizens
1/08/04
Kazakhstan’s Next Media Law Could Silence Critical Press – Experts
Ibragim Alibekov: 12/23/03
Afghanistan: Women Demand Equal Rights Be Written Into Constitution
Antoine Blua: 12/20/03
New Printing Press in Kyrgyzstan Hit By Controversy
Olivia Allison: 12/17/03
Draft Constitution Gives Rights Activist Hope for Afghanistan’s Future
12/11/03
Protestants in Kyrgyzstan Face Hostile Reception
Almaz Ismanov: 12/08/03
Turkmens Get Rare Look At Relations With US -- From Both Sides
Bruce Pannier: 11/30/03
Uzbekistan: Security Service Rebuts Charges It Knew Of Tashkent Bombings In Advance
Bruce Pannier: 11/29/03
Where Georgians See Roses, Regional Leaders May See Thorns
Bruce Pannier: 11/28/03
A Watershed Event for Turkmenistan’s Political Opposition
Vitalii Ponomarev: 11/25/03
Assassination Attempt One Year Ago Altered International Perception of Turkmenistan
Erika Dailey: 11/25/03
Civil Society Reels After "Blow" Against Niyazov
Vakil Saparov: 11/25/03
Rights Monitors Concerned Over Fate Of Iranian Student Who Spoke With UN
Azam Gorgin/Charles Recknagel: 11/22/03
Turkmenistan’s Crackdown: A View from Jail
Farid Tuhbatulin: 11/21/03
Georgia in Pivotal Standoff with Independent Media
Marina Rennau: 11/17/03
Ashgabat Takes Further Steps To Suppress Religious Faiths
Antoine Blua: 11/15/03
Afghan Constitution Worries Civil-Society Advocates
11/14/03
Opposition in Tajikistan Lays Low After High-Profile Arrest
Kambiz Arman: 11/12/03
Central Asia: Girls Face Discrimination In Schooling
Antoine Blua: 11/09/03
Uzbek Illegal Laborers Exposed to Abusive Practices in Neighboring Kazakhstan
Rustam Temirov: 11/05/03
Turkmenistan: Annual Amnesty Set To Free 7,000 Convicts -- But Why?
Antoine Blua: 11/02/03
Religious Freedom Ignored in Georgian Politics
Daan van der Schriek: 10/30/03
Radical Opposition Party Tops Public Opinion Poll in Georgia as Parliament Election Looms
Natalia Antelava and Giorgi Lomsadze: 10/28/03
Russian Control Over Energy Raises Questions About Georgia's Direction-- Experts
Eric A. Miller: 10/28/03
Prominent Editor Arrested in Azerbaijan
10/27/03
Voter List Discrepancies Cast Pall Over Georgia’s Parliamentary Vote
Giorgi Kandelaki: 10/27/03
Azerbaijan: Rights Groups Say Post-Election Detainees Tortured
Jean-Christophe Peuch: 10/25/03
New Wave of Opposition Arrests Hits Azerbaijan – News Agency
10/24/03
Azerbaijan: Opposition Faces Uncertain Future
Jean-Christophe Peuch: 10/23/03
Azerbaijan: An Opposition Without a Voice
Fariz Ismailzade: 10/11/03
Kyrgyz Ban on Radical Islamic Group Lacks Legal Foundation -- Ombudsman
Alexy Sukhov: 10/08/03
Turkmenistan: Opposition Groups Begin Meeting in Prague
Bruce Pannier: 9/28/03
Uzbekistan To Require HIV Tests to Register Marriages
Esmer Islamov: 9/18/03
Uzbek Crackdown Deepens Diplomatic Dilemma for United States
Ted Weihman: 9/10/03
President of Georgia Regrets Abolition of Death Penalty
Varlam Tchkuaseli: 8/31/03
Armenian Leaders Scramble To Avert Punitive Action by the Council of Europe
Emil Danielyan: 8/28/03
Abkhazia’s Legacy: IDPs Languish at Iveria Hotel With No Vote
Elizabeth Eagen: 8/27/03
NGO Activist Says Climate for Independent Media Deteriorating in Kazakhstan
8/25/03
Court Rulings Do Little to Mend Tashkent’s Reputation as Rights Abuser
Bruce Pannier: 8/24/03
US Human Trafficking Report Faults Georgia, Kazakhstan, Turkey and Uzbekistan
8/21/03
Victims in Uzbekistan Raise Awareness About Female Trafficking Dangers
Alfred Kueppers: 8/19/03
Iran: Hard-Liners Strike Down Bill To Loosen Election Restrictions
Charles Recknagel and Azam Gorgin: 8/15/03
Questions Raised About Georgia’s Pro-Western Political Course
Giorgi Kandelaki: 8/13/03
Mongolia: In a Chokehold
Nomin Lhagvasuren: 8/03/03
Georgia: Reputation For Tolerance Slipping Amidst Attacks Against Religious Minorities
Robert Parsons: 7/30/03
Azerbaijan Braves Russian Opposition to Open Public Schools to Refugees
Troy Etulain: 7/28/03
Human Rights Groups Urge EU to Exert Pressure on Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
7/22/03
Conservatives in Iran Looking to Deliver "Knock-Out Blow" Against Reformists
Afshin Molavi: 7/22/03
Presidential Commission in Iran Attributes Photojournalist’s Death to "Physical Attack"
Camelia Entekhabi-Fard: 7/21/03
Armenian Government Continues to Muzzle Media Critic
Emil Danielyan: 7/21/03
Afghanistan: Rights Groups Criticize Torture, Abuse In Prisons
Farangis Najibullah: 7/20/03
Iran’s Reformists Make Last-Ditch Attempt to Thwart Conservative Foes
Afshin Molavi: 7/16/03
In Kyrgyzstan, Heroin Treatment Programs Show Promise
Alla Pyatibratova: 7/07/03
Kazakhstan: Rights Abuses Fuel HIV Infection Rates
Antoine Blua: 7/05/03
Prison Torture in Uzbekistan Comes Under Renewed International Scrutiny
Akbar Nasirov: 6/30/03
Azerbaijan: Council Of Europe Gives Baku Another Two Months On Issue Of Political Prisoners
Jean-Christophe Peuch: 6/29/03
Azerbaijan’s Opposition Parties Face Unification Challenge
Fariz Ismailzade: 6/25/03
Georgia: Rights Groups Say Chechnya Not Ready For Refugees’ Safe Return
Jean-Christophe Peuch: 6/22/03
US Election Monitors Give Recent Armenian Election and Referendum Mixed Review
Afshin Molavi: 6/11/03
Amid Controversy, Georgian Student Protest Movement Grows
Giorgi Lomsadze: 6/10/03
Caucasus: Rights Groups Increasingly Critical Of Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline
Antoine Blua: 6/08/03
Apathetic Mood Settles Over Armenia Following Parliamentary Election
Nicole Vartanian: 6/04/03
Turkmenistan’s Rights Record Doesn’t Outweigh International Investment Interest
Mark Berniker: 5/30/03
Tajikistan: Family-Planning Initiative Meets With Mixed Response
Farangis Najibullah: 5/25/03
Opposition Editors in Azerbaijan Complain About Government Pressure Over Aliyev Health Issue
Nailia Sohbetqizi: 5/23/03
Kazakhstani President Pardons Jailed Opposition Leader
5/13/03
EBRD Meeting in Tashkent Proves to Be PR Nightmare for Karimov
Esmer Islamov: 5/06/03
EBRD Annual Meeting in Tashkent: No Showcase for the Uzbek Government
5/02/03
Turkmenistan: Local Russians Pack Their Bags as Dual Citizenship Nears End
Farangis Najibullah: 4/30/03
Mass Media Outlets in Azerbaijan in Spotlight Over Coverage of Aliyev Health Issue
Fariz Ismailzade: 4/29/03
Constitutional Court Stirs Armenian Political Controversy
Haroutiun Khachatrian: 4/23/03
Islamic Radical Group Intensifies Underground Activity in Kyrgyzstan
Alisher Khamidov: 4/14/03
Central Asia: Despite Ban on Censorship, Pressure Continues on Media
4/12/03
Women’s Ministry Treads Cautiously in Promoting Gender Equality in Afghanistan
4/11/03
Nazarbayev Embraces Reform, Seeks to Undermine Support For Political Opposition in Kazakhstan
Ibragim Alibekov: 4/08/03
Central Asia: State Department Sees Little Improvement In Rights Situation
Bruce Pannier: 4/05/03
Student Protest Unsettles Authorities in Uzbekistan
Nemat Sultanov: 4/01/03
The Meaning of Concern: Washington Indulges Uzbekistan’s Atrocities
Acacia Shields: 3/27/03
Human Rights Concerns Grow as Uzbekistan’s Economy Falters
Mark Berniker: 3/26/03
Meskhetian Turks: Still Struggling to Return to Their Homeland
Dan Brennan: 3/25/03
One Year Later, Aksy Deaths Were Watershed Moment in Kyrgyz History
Bruce Pannier: 3/17/03
A Constitutional Battle Brews in Tajikistan
3/17/03
Activist’s Hospital Stay Sparks Controversy Over Kyrgyz Government Tactics
Alec Appelbaum: 3/14/03
Uzbekistan: Rights Groups Say Press Crackdown Under Way
Bruce Pannier: 3/09/03
Tajikistan: Rights Groups Say Executions Increasing
Farangis Najibullah: 3/08/03
Armenia Poll
Sparks Domestic Outcry, Western Criticism
Emil Danielyan: 3/07/03
Case of Ecological Activist Exposes Rift Between Turkmenistan and International
Observers
3/05/03
A Village’s Unrest Reflects Unresolved Woes in Azerbaijan
Hooman Peimami: 3/04/03
Armenia Opposition Facing Crackdown Ahead of Presidential Run-Off
Emil Danielyan: 2/28/03
Monitoring Reports Provide Details on Election Violations in Armenia
2/27/03
Incumbent Draws on Critical "Resource" in Armenian Vote
Haroutiun Khachatrian: 2/26/03
Karimov Struggles to Protect Image in Uzbekistan Following Internet Attacks
2/25/03
Appeal Date Set for Jailed Journalist in Kazakhstan
Ibragim Alibekov: 2/24/03
Think-Tank Report: Uzbekistan Must Reform or Face Upheaval
2/21/03
Notes from Baku: Black January
Rufat Ahmedov: 2/16/03
Independent Media Outlets in Azerbaijan Strive to Resist Government Pressure
Clare Doyle: 2/12/03
Niyazov Keeps Alive Legacy of Soviet-Style Show Trials in Turkmenistan
Catherine A. Fitzpatrick: 2/12/03
Turkmenistan: Government Further Tightens Control Over Travel, Opposition, Media
Antoine Blua: 2/08/03
Russian Policy Establishment Lauds Kyrgyz Referendum Results
Igor Torbakov: 2/06/03
Akayev Administration Claims Victory in Kyrgyzstan Constitutional Referendum
2/03/03
Little to Lose: Opposition in Azerbaijan
Daan van der Schriek: 2/03/03
Pollsters’ Trial May Portend Further Repression in Iran
Ardeshir Moaveni: 1/31/03
International Criticism of Duvanov Conviction Mounts Against Kazakhstan
1/31/03
Contentious Constitutional Referendum Campaign Winding Down in Kyrgysztan
1/30/03
Prominent Opposition Journalist Convicted in Kazakhstan on Rape Charges
1/28/03
Alternative Political Voices in Uzbekistan
Josh Machleder: 1/27/03
Afghanistan: Ban On Cable TV Seen As Symptom Of Power Struggle
Ron Synovitz: 1/26/03
Turkey’s Kurds Struggle to Overcome Legacy of Separatist Struggle
Nicolas Birch: 1/23/03
OSCE Declines to Send Observer Mission to Kyrgyzstan for Constitutional Referendum
1/22/03
Georgia’s Mounting Opposition
Irakly Areshidze: 1/21/03
Turkmenistan: Court Given Sweeping Powers to Sentence Would-Be Assassins
Antoine Blua: 1/19/03
British Envoy’s Speech Reverberates in Uzbekistan
David Stern: 1/14/03
Kazakhstan’s Critical Choice
Aldar Kusainov: 1/13/03
Prosecutors in Kazakhstan Outline Case as Rape Trial of Opposition Journalist Opens
1/10/03
Turkmenistan’s Niyazov Crushes Opposition Movement
1/07/03
Tajikistan: Governing Opposition
Alexei Igushev and Bahrom Mannonov: 1/06/03
Turkmenistan: Observers Denounce Sentencings As Pretext For Crackdown
Antoine Blua: 1/04/03
Armenia’s Opposition: Plurality and Conflict
Haroutiun Khachatrian: 12/30/02
Using International Levers for Change in Central Asia
Catherine A. Fitzpatrick: 12/22/02
Mongolian Government Rebuts Charge that Privatization Law is Discriminatory
Tsolomon Bold: 12/20/02
Dissent Over Land Reform May Portend Unrest in Mongolia
12/20/02
Kyrgyzstan: Organized Opposition and Civil Unrest
Alisher Khamidov: 12/16/02
Turkmenistan: Human Rights Officials Criticize Investigation Into Assassination Plot
Antoine Blua: 12/13/02
Despite Limited Access, UN Envoy Finds Torture Throughout Uzbekistan
Josh Machleder: 12/09/02
Opposition in Exile: Turkmenistan
Rustem Safronov: 12/09/02
Uzbek
Conviction of Jehovah’s Witness May Set Precedent for Crackdown on Christian
Proselytizers
12/02/02
Assassination Attempt a Response to Niyazov’s Authoritarian Policies
11/25/02
Pro-Democracy Activists in Mongolia Worry About Potential Roll Back of Reforms
Oyungerel Tsedevdamba: 11/22/02
Iranian Professor Holds Firm as Protests Mount
Camelia Entekhabi-Fard: 11/15/02
Rights Activists in Mongolia Raise Alarm After Government Crackdown on Demonstrators
Susan Lazorchick: 11/15/02
US Officials Relying on Engagement Strategy to Promote Change in Central Asia
Ariel Cohen: 11/14/02
Duvanov Defenders Document Official Violations in Criminal Investigation in Kazakhstan
11/13/02
Azerbaijan Acts to Limit Discrimination Against Azeris in Russia
Nailia Sohbetqizi: 11/11/02
Uzbekistan: Case Highlights Plight Of Religious Minorities In Central Asia
Antoine Blua: 11/09/02
Duvanov Formally Charged, Supporters Worry About Journalist’s Deteriorating Condition
11/07/02
Newspaper’s Disappearance Raises Concerns About Press Freedom in Armenia
Haroutiun Khachatrian: 11/06/02
Tajik Military Retaliates Against Journalists by Drafting Them into Army
11/05/02
As Turkey Prepares for Election, Rights Group Tries to Focus Attention on IDP Issue
Jim Lobe: 11/01/02
Supporters of Detained Kazakhstani Journalist Denounce Incident as Government Set-Up
10/29/02
Georgia: Lack Of Funds Hampers Prison Reform, But Is It All About Money?
Jean-Christophe Peuch: 10/26/02
US Congress Considers Steps to Keep Internet Open in Countries with Repressive Governments
Alec Appelbaum: 10/23/02
Congressional Resolution Takes Central Asian Governments to Task Over Rights Abuses
10/22/02
Looking Behind Turkmenistan’s Cult
Rachel Denber: 10/09/02
Uzbeks in Kyrgyzstan Seek Stronger Civil Rights Guarantees
10/08/02
Azerbaijan Dissention Slides Into Violence
10/03/02
Legal Center Helps Wronged Women Learn Their Rights
Alla Pyatibratova: 10/02/02
Kyrgyz Leader Visits Washington for Security Talks
9/23/02
Is the Human Rights Situation in Eurasia Worse Since September 11?
Catherine A. Fitzpatrick: 9/12/02
Attack Against Journalist in Kazakhstan Indicative of Political Crisis – Human Rights Advocates
9/04/02
Religious Persecution and Extremism Fosters Discontent in Central Asia
David Montgomery: 8/30/02
Will Feliks Kulov Be Released Before Kyrgyz President’s Trip to US?
8/28/02
Uzbek Government Seeks to Improve Human Rights Image, But Some Question Motives
Zamira Eshanova: 8/26/02
Kazakhstan: War Against Media May Be About More Than Journalism
Zamira Eshanova: 8/25/02
Attack of Jehovah’s Witnesses Raises Religious Freedom Issue in Georgia
Ken Stier: 8/20/02
OSCE/ODIHR Review of Kazakhstan’s New Law on Political Parties
Mark Braden: 8/08/02
Uzbekistan: Merchants, Consumers Paying High Price For Presidential Decrees
Zamira Eshanova: 8/01/02
Villagers
Prepare for Fresh Confrontation with Azerbaijani Security
Forces
Clare Doyle: 7/30/02
Turkmenbashi
Takes New Interest in Satellite Television
Bruce Pannier: 7/26/02
Opposition
Political Leaders in Georgia Unite to Combat "Criminal-Political
System"
Jaba Devdariani: 7/25/02
NGO
Staffers Believe Attack in Georgia Linked to Government Corruption
Ken Stier: 7/16/02
Tension
Brewing in Azerbaijan Over Planned Constitutional Referendum
Clare Doyle: 7/12/02
Afghanistan:
UN Says Plight of Refugees Deteriorating Because of Low Funds,
Fighting
Ron Synovitz: 7/07/02
Central
Asia: Has New Alliance With West Helped Opposition Movements?
Zamira Eshanova: 7/05/02
Mongolian Protestors
Call for a Referendum Before Land is Privatized
Nomin Lhagvasuren: 6/30/02
Ethnic Uzbeks
Stoke Unrest in Southern Kyrgyzstan
Alisher Khamidov: 6/26/02
Kazakhstan: Opposition,
Independent Media Pressured Ahead Of Ablyazov Trial
Bruce Pannier: 6/22/02
Uzbek Authorities
Press Students, Public-Sector Workers into Service for Cotton
Harvest
Savron Jakhonov: 6/21/02
Azerbaijani President
Declines to Sign Controversial Legislation on Grants
Kenan Aliyev: 6/20/02
Tension Builds
in Kazakhstan Over Condition of Jailed Opposition Figure
Aldar Kusainov: 6/19/02
Kazakhstan:
European Parliament Singles Out Opposition Leader For Recognition
Antoine Blua: 6/15/02
Summer Continues
Cycle of Child Labor in Uzbekistan
Alima Nurlanbekova: 6/12/02
Azerbaijani NGOs
Fear Chill From New Legislation
Clare Doyle: 6/5/02
Papal Visit Raises
Hopes for Greater Degree of Religious Freedom in Azerbaijan
Clare Doyle: 5/21/02
EBRD: Rights Groups
Criticize Plan To Hold Annual Meeting In Tashkent
Mark Baker and Antoine Blua: 5/21/02
Afghan Women
Emerge as Elections Take Place
Ahmed Rashid: 5/20/02
End of Official
Censorship Stirs Uzbek Journalists
Josh Machleder: 5/14/02
Street Children
Beg for Livelihood in Baku
Konul Khalilova: 5/8/02
Information Vacuum
Threatens Tajikistan's Peace
A EurasiaNet Commentary by Konstantin
Parshin: 5/6/02
Fresh Allegations
Continue Pattern of Repression in Uzbekistan
Elver Ramazanov: 5/1/02
Cult of Personality
May Undermine Kyrgyz Civil Society
A EurasiaNet Commentary by Alisher
Khamidov: 4/22/02
Human Rights
Ombudsman Bill Languishes in Kyrgyzstan
A EurasiaNet Commentary by Sadji:
4/17/02
Karimov's Welcome
to Exiles Hints at Potential for Progress
A EurasiaNet Commentary by Abdumannob
Polat: 4/13/02
Armenian Presidential
TV Commission Shuts Down Two Independent Broadcasters
Ken Stier: 4/4/02
Nazarbayev Presses
Crackdown Against Political Opponents
Aldar Kusainov: 4/2/02
American
Aid Could Worsen Internet Restrictions in Uzbekistan
A EurasiaNet commentary by David Stubbs:
3/30/02
Uzbek Opposition
Figures Urge Caution on US Support for Karimov
3/27/02
Education High
on the Development Agenda in Afghanistan
Katherine Guckenberger: 3/25/02
Opposition in
Kazakhstan Press Campaign to Dilute President's Authority
Aldar Kusainov: 3/19/02
Kyrgyz Clash
Marks End of "Era of Peaceful Protest" in Kyrgyzstan
Justin Burke: 3/18/02
Struggle Over
Internet Access Developing in Uzbekistan
Josh Machleder: 3/12/02
Kazakh Government
Clamps Down On Independent Media
Antoine Blua: 3/9/02
US Pressure Helps
Prompt Uzbek Government to Register Human Rights Group
Josh Machleder: 3/7/02
US State Department
Releases Human Rights Report Criticizing New Allies
Jeffrey Donovan: 3/6/02
Iran: Reformists
Targeted By Unknown Agents In New Hard-Line Crackdown
Charles Recknagel and Azam Gorgin:
2/23/02
Coordination
needed for new NGOs in Tajikistan
2/18/02
Tensions Rising
Over Unpaid Ottoman Policies
Emil Danielyan and Harry Tamrazian:
2/12/02
Hunger
Striker's Death Heightens Kyrgyz Political Tension
Alisher Khamidov: 2/9/02
Beknazarov Trial
Looms as Civil Society Test Case for Kyrgyzstan
Chris Schuepp: 2/6/02
Four Police Officers
in Uzbekistan Convicted of Torturing to Death Suspects in
Custody
Josh Machleder: 2/4/02
United States
Skirts Human Rights Issues With New Aid to Uzbekistan
1/31/02
China's Uighur
Policy Draws Critics in Kazakhstan
Mark Berniker: 1/29/02
Azerbaijan Defiant
After European Council Warning on Prisoners
Kenan Aliyev: 1/28/02
PACE Hamstrung
In Consideration of Chechen Rights Complaints
Miriam Lanskoy: 1/24/02
Political Tensions
Help Prompt Confrontation Outside Kyrgyz Parliament
1/18/02
Many Afghan Refugees
in Tajikistan Eager to Repatriate
Davron Vali: 1/17/02
New Report Says
Afghan Reconstruction to Cost $15 Billion
1/15/02
US
Diplomat Says 'Moral Dimension' Part of Bush Administration
Policy on Uzbekistan
Q&A with US Assistant Secretary
of State Lorne W. Craner: 1/10/02
MP's Arrest Focuses
Attention on Executive-Legislative Struggle in Kyrgyzstan
Alisher Khamidov: 1/9/02
Human Rights
Observers Worry That Washington Won't Enforce US-Uzbek Economic
Understanding
Josh Machleder: 1/7/02
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