Inga Sikorskaya
Senior Editor, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan
Senior Editor, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan
Inga Sikorskaya joined IWPR in 2006 for the launch of News Briefing Central Asia, and is now senior editor for Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. She leads IWPR’s reporting from these closed authoritarian states, and manages relationships with reporters and civil society activists there. A career journalist, Inga worked as a TV and radio reporter, freelance journalist and media consultant before coming to IWPR.
Stories by the Author
Misusing Hate Speech Laws in Central Asia
Regimes are jumping on an anti-incitement bandwagon to silence critics.
16 Sep 16
Uzbekistan's Latest Answer to Facebook
The government wants to control people’s lives both online and offline.
16 Jun 16
Time for Action on Uzbek, Turkmen Political Prisoners
Rights groups insist that international pressure is the only hope of moderating regimes’ brutal behaviour, and that now would be a good time to apply it.
30 Oct 14
Central Asian Migrants in Russia Find Religion
For most, Islam is a uniting force in an alien society, though some experts warn of Islamic radicalisation risk.
13 Jun 14
In Central Asia, Caution and Concern on Ukraine
While local leaders do not want to go against Moscow, the spectacle of Russian troops entering a former Soviet state is unsettling.
11 Mar 14
Uzbekistan's Feuding Family Elite
Row sheds light on hidden power struggles as presidential election approaches.
31 Jan 14
EU Needs to Engage More With Uzbek Rights Groups - Activist
Shuhrat Ghaniev says EU could be useful “moderator” between authorities and NGOs.
30 Nov 13
Journalist Sergei Naumov Released in Uzbekistan
He was freed from a police detention centre where staff had claimed they had no record of him.
3 Oct 13
Uzbek Journalist's Case Makes Waves
As international rights groups raise the alarm, people in Uzbekistan share their concerns on social networking sites.
1 Oct 13
Fears Mount Over "Disappeared" Uzbek Journalist
As uniformed police shrug their shoulders, human rights defender says Sergei Naumov may have been seized by secret service.
27 Sep 13
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