(RFE/RL) 5 January 2006 (RFE/RL) -- Bahodyr Matlyubov has been appointed Uzbekistan's new interior minister.
Every Muslim is supposed to go on the hajj at least once in a lifetime, if he or she is financially and physically able to do so. But many pilgrims in Central Asia face interference from the state.
Economic freedom made impressive gains throughout North America and Europe, according to an annual survey conducted by "The Wall Street Journal" and the Heritage Foundation, an influential right-wing U.S. think tank.
The economies presided over by Iranian President Khatami and Turkmen President Niyazov are both considered "repressed" (file photo) (RFE/RL) 4 January 2006 -- An influential right-wing U.S. thinktank has again rated Hong Kong and Singapore the world's freest economies.
Workers at an Iranian facility on the Caspian Sea cut the caviar out of a Beluga Sturgeon (AFP) 3 January 2005 -- An international ban on the export of caviar and other products from wild sturgeon entered into force today.
3 January 2006 -- Uzbekistan has raised the price it charges Tajikistan for gas by nearly a third.
Gender stereotypes and discriminatory legislation continue to hinder women's ability to pursue careers in politics, business, and many other fields. Nonetheless, hope remains.
Uzbek President Karimov (file photo) (AFP) 29 December 2005 -- President Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan has underlined his country's rejection of the GUUAM grouping by denouncing a number of key documents that Uzbekistan once signed.
The outside world has viewed Central Asia primarily through the prism of geopolitics at least since the 19th century. 2005 provided plenty of grist for the geopolitical mill.
Uzbekistan's supreme court today sent another 11 people to jail for their role in an alleged uprising in May in the eastern city of Andijon.
Incoherent legislation continues to expose migrants and asylum seekers to exploitation, bribery, and violence in the former Soviet Union. Those who try to enter the EU often end up in abuse-plagued detention centers.
The UN Human Rights Commissioner says many of the more than 150 convictions handed down in connection with the violence in Andijon are unjust and unfounded.
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