Uzbekistan
CENTRAL ASIA: Radical Islamism shows growth potential
The absence of effective domestic opposition movements, coupled with deteriorating social and...
Central AsiaEU/UZBEKISTAN: EU strikes balancing act on sanctions
EU foreign ministers yesterday decided to extend the arms embargo on Uzbekistan for another...
EuUZBEKISTAN/EU: EU may relax sanctions
An Uzbek appeals court yesterday reduced the conviction of a translator for Human Rights Watch...
UzbekistanCENTRAL ASIA: Tensions thwart Aral Sea revival
The Aral Sea disaster symbolises the environmental problems facing Central Asia. Their mitigation...
Central AsiaUZBEKISTAN: Another activist jailed
A translator working for the Human Rights Watch (HRW) was jailed for seven years by an Uzbek...
UzbekistanEU/CENTRAL ASIA: EU seeks influence through strategy
EU foreign ministers yesterday concluded the discussion on a draft version of the EU's first-ever...
Central AsiaCENTRAL ASIA: Clans remain key factor in region
In all Central Asian states, most formal executive authority is vested in the president. However,...
Central AsiaTURKMENISTAN: Gazprom remains key to gas exports
Turkmenistan is a significant gas producer, which claims to have massively underdeveloped...
Turkmenistan
