Images by Rena Effendi (Lightstalkers)

Wife working for her husband's shooting gallery. Ferghana valley. Kyrgyzstan. August 2007

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:27:46 +0000

Wife working for her husband's shooting gallery. Ferghana valley. Kyrgyzstan. August 2007
Wife working for her husband's shooting gallery. Ferghana valley. Kyrgyzstan. August 2007

Sun, 14 Oct 2007 15:43:33 +0000

Liza's landlord Sima's bed. Sima is 22 and alcoholic
Liza's landlord Sima's bed. Sima is 22 and alcoholic

Sun, 14 Oct 2007 15:42:53 +0000

Three sisters Gulnara 22 (left), Dilara 21 (middle) and Nigora 13 (right) pose with the "Azan" clock that rings with the call to prayer instead of a regular bell. They are originally from Uzbekistan and crossed the border to find work in Osh. They live and work in Dormitory No 9 brothel. The usual charge for sex services at the Dormitory No 9 is slightly more than $1. Out of five sisters that live here, Gulnara is the only one that holds a Kyrgyz passport
Three sisters Gulnara 22 (left), Dilara 21 (middle) and Nigora 13 (right) pose with the "Azan" clock that rings with the call to prayer instead of a regular bell. They are originally from Uzbekistan and crossed the border to find work in Osh. They live and work in Dormitory No 9 brothel. The usual charge for sex services at the Dormitory No 9 is slightly more than $1. Out of five sisters that live here, Gulnara is the only one that holds a Kyrgyz passport

Sun, 14 Oct 2007 15:42:10 +0000

Tanya is forty years old and has been a heroin addict for half of her life. She lives with her mother, brother and adopted son Sasha in a metal container in the middle of an apple orchard on the outskirts of Osh. The family lives off the apples they sell from the orchard
Tanya is forty years old and has been a heroin addict for half of her life. She lives with her mother, brother and adopted son Sasha in a metal container in the middle of an apple orchard on the outskirts of Osh. The family lives off the apples they sell from the orchard

Sun, 14 Oct 2007 15:41:00 +0000

Aselya at home in her work clothes. Age 36, Aselya started injecting heroin sixteen years ago right after she married and realized her husband started going off with other women; her neighbor introduced Aselya to heroin as a way of consolation. Aselya's husband left her and two years ago her parents departed to Russia together with Aselya's fifteen year old daughter. Aselya has been a female sex worker servicing clients on call for $15 an hour ever since her parents left with her daughter
Aselya at home in her work clothes. Age 36, Aselya started injecting heroin sixteen years ago right after she married and realized her husband started going off with other women; her neighbor introduced Aselya to heroin as a way of consolation. Aselya's husband left her and two years ago her parents departed to Russia together with Aselya's fifteen year old daughter. Aselya has been a female sex worker servicing clients on call for $15 an hour ever since her parents left with her daughter

Sun, 14 Oct 2007 15:40:20 +0000

Liza's scar from injecting heroin into an infected blood vessel that burst open as a result
Liza's scar from injecting heroin into an infected blood vessel that burst open as a result

Sun, 14 Oct 2007 15:39:30 +0000

Liza, age 29, served three years in a Bishkek prison for being caught with a dose of heroin that she had tried to hide in her hair. Liza is a former sex worker, but has not worked the road for a year, since bring run over by a car at night. Liza's husband introduced her to heroin as a painkiller, as she suffered from complications resulting from an abortion. Her husband also trafficked her to Dubai but they were caught in the airport with fake passports and returned home to Osh
Liza, age 29, served three years in a Bishkek prison for being caught with a dose of heroin that she had tried to hide in her hair. Liza is a former sex worker, but has not worked the road for a year, since bring run over by a car at night. Liza's husband introduced her to heroin as a painkiller, as she suffered from complications resulting from an abortion. Her husband also trafficked her to Dubai but they were caught in the airport with fake passports and returned home to Osh

Sun, 14 Oct 2007 15:38:51 +0000

Liza and Vitya shooting up heroin at home. Liza shares a room with an HIV positive tatoo artist and heroin addict Vitya. Their landlord Sima is 22 years old and an alcoholic
Liza and Vitya shooting up heroin at home. Liza shares a room with an HIV positive tatoo artist and heroin addict Vitya. Their landlord Sima is 22 years old and an alcoholic

Sun, 14 Oct 2007 15:37:44 +0000

Newborn on his mother's belly in Osh maternity hospital. Ferghana Valley. Kyrgyzstan. August 2007
Newborn on his mother's belly in Osh maternity hospital. Ferghana Valley. Kyrgyzstan. August 2007

Sun, 14 Oct 2007 15:37:06 +0000

Elmira, age 22 inside her room at the Dormitory No 9 brothel
Elmira, age 22 inside her room at the Dormitory No 9 brothel