IWPR Central Asia
Institute for War & Peace Reporting
Stories by the Author
Kyrgyzstan: Alarm Over Facebook Crackdown
Intelligence services prepare dossier of people criticising country’s leader online.
20 Jan 17
Promoting Investigative Journalism in Central Asia
Award-winners have published a range of groundbreaking stories.
16 Dec 16
Uzbek Journalists Trained for Silence
Despite years of censorship and total state control, the authorities still feel the need to warn reporters not to stray into sensitive areas.
27 Feb 14
Fighting Torture on the Ground in Uzbekistan
Human rights groups act on behalf of frightened victims.
30 Jan 14
Uzbekistan's Thin Line of Human Rights Defenders
Activists put their own safety at risk by helping others.
27 Jan 14
Hard Labour for Uzbekistan's Religious Dissidents
Rights groups say “corrective labour” is becoming routine for short sentences as well as long ones.
5 Dec 13
Coercive Labour for Uzbek Cotton
Young children no longer seen, but older pupils still press-ganged for arduous autumn harvest.
1 Nov 13
Tajikistan: Khorog Hard Hit by Gunbattles
Images of damage done by street fighting between government troops and rebels.
31 Jul 12
Facts Prove Elusive After Kazakstan Killings
Several investigations under way, but little light shed on what really happened.
13 Jan 12
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