Uzbekistan
UZBEKISTAN: Tashkent pitches for foreign investment
Uzbekistan welcomes foreign investors, officials said yesterday at the Asian Development Bank...
UzbekistanUZBEKISTAN: Cancellation raises concerns about Karimov
The authorities appear to have cancelled a traditional concert to mark Nowruz (Navroz), an...
UzbekistanUZBEKISTAN: NGOs fear rise in forced sterilisations
President Islam Karimov issued a decree in mid-February ordering physicians to sterilise at least...
UzbekistanUZBEKISTAN: Trial shows indifference to rights critics
The trial of award-winning photographer and film-maker Umida Akhmedova opened in Tashkent...
UzbekistanCENTRAL ASIA: Gas producers post solid 2009 growth
Turkmenistan's GDP grew 6.1% in 2009, down from 10.5% in 2008, according to comments yesterday...
Central AsiaCENTRAL ASIA: Uzbek-Kyrgyz border clashes increasing
Kyrgyzstan's state border service announced yesterday that a serviceman was injured during an...
Central AsiaCENTRAL ASIA: Monument movements symbolise reform
Turkmenistan's main state newspaper reported today that President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov has...
Central AsiaUZBEKISTAN: Succession speculation focuses on Karimova
Karimova is believed to be a dominant player in the country's tightly controlled economy. While...
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