Ethnic Violence in Kyrgyzstan
(HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH) For four days in June 2010, violence engulfed southern Kyrgyzstan, as ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbeks clashed, leaving hundreds of people dead, thousands homeless, and entire Uzbek neighborhoods…
Witness – Return to the Sea
(AL JAZEERA) Giant ships rot like russet horses on barren land once submerged under the Aral sea. Sailors reminisce and rejoice the seas return.
Soap on the Steppes
(JOURNEYMAN PICTURES) Kazakhstan’s first soap opera, “Crossroads” is no ordinary Programme – it is teaching its viewers to come to terms with life after communism. In the control room, the…
Resurrecting the Aral Sea
(JOURNEYMAN PICTURES) For decades, the Aral Sea has been described as dying and beyond salvation. But now, the water is flowing back, bringing economic revival and hope for the future.…
White Gold – The True Cost Of Cotton
(ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FOUNDATION) Fashion Victims? Up to one third of Uzbekistan’s workforce is made to labour on cotton farms; denied ownership of the land they work, and forced to labour…
News: The Death of Turkmenbashi
(CHANNEL 4 NEWS UK) Report on the death of Turkmenistan’s first president, “Turkmenbashi” Saparmurat Niyazov from 21/12/06. With comments from Global Witness and former British Ambassador to Uzbekistan Craig Murray.
The Terrible Aftermath of the Andijan Massacre
(JOURNEYMAN PICTURES) One year on and there is still no justice for those killed in the massacre in Andijan, Uzbekistan on 13 May 2005. After an attempt by gunmen to…
Meet The Stans: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan (Part 1/4)
(BBC) Four-part travel documentary on Central Asia, part of the Holidays in the Danger Zone series, produced and broadcast by BBC Correspondent (now This World). Written and presented by Simon…
Black Gold: Turkmenistan’s Untapped Potential
(JOURNEYMAN PICTURES) Credited with the potential to become another Kuwait there is one main stumbling block on Turkmenistan’s road to instant wealth; it can’t sell its oil to the rest…