Central Asia

Central Asia: June/July '11 Part II

IWPR reporting on violence in Kazakstan adds facts and nuances to local coverage.

8 Sep 11

Tashkent Sends Hostile Message on Human Rights

7 Sep 11

A sign of things to come? Oil workers on strike in Janaozen, June 2011. (Photo: Zhanna Baitelova)

Patience Wearing Thin in Kazakstan

Common assumption that Kazakstan's long-suffering people will never grow restive may be wrong.

7 Sep 11

The Tajik authorities do not want to see the Russian flag flying on their southern border with Afghanistan, as it did until 2005. (Photo: Safarbek Soliev/UNDP)

Tajiks to Retain Control of Afghan Frontier

No self-respecting nation can allow someone else to guard its borders, whatever ambitions Moscow might have, analysts say.

2 Sep 11

Uzbek Authorities Unnerved by Spiralling Web Use

1 Sep 11

Uzbeks Jail Refugees Extradited From Kazakstan

1 Sep 11

A protester holds up pictures of union lawyer Natalia Sokolova and trade unionist Akjanat Aminov, both convicted after taking part in strikes. (Photo: Ayman Kurmanov)

Reprisals Merely Anger Protesting Kazak Oil Workers

Recent trials of labour activists unlikely to deter further protests but certain to increase resentment.

28 Aug 11

Holiday homes near Lake Issykkul. (Photo: Almaz Rysaliev)

Deep Waters in Kyrgyzstan

Tourist industry yet to recover from 2010 violence.

27 Aug 11

A women’s prison at Chemolgan in the Almaty region. (Photo: Serik Kovlanbaev)

Setback for Penal Reform in Kazakstan

Rights activists warn conditions will worsen as control of prisons reverts to interior ministry.

25 Aug 11

Many Tajiks and other Central Asians work in the building industry in Russia. (Photo: Zarina Khushvaqt)

Tajik Migrants Hostage to Ties With Moscow

Analysts blame authorities for failure to secure legal position of temporary workers in Russia.