Emerging Force in Tajik Politics Arrested
Former minister Zayd Saidov faces a range of charges a month after he launched a political party.
20 May 13
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Integration a Hard Road for Young Chechen Men
Immigrants imbued with traditional values of masculinity and power can run into problems fitting into a different kind of society.
26 Apr 13
Kyrgyzstan Edges Towards Customs Union
Membership of former Soviet bloc is as much about political alliances as about economics.
26 Apr 13
An Immigrant From the Caucasus
As speculation continues on the motives for the Tsarnaev brother’s actions, a journalist from the Caucasus offers a different take on life in the United States.
26 Apr 13
Kazakstan: After Harlem Shake Crackdown, a Change of Heart
Decision to reinstate students expelled for posting dance video suggests a new willingness to listen.
29 Mar 13
Colombia: Making Peace In the Midst of Violence
Rebels and government seem committed to talks, yet neither will call a truce to ease transition to peace.
13 Mar 13
Kazak Media Freedom in Reverse Gear
Continuing persecution backed by raft of retrograde laws.
8 Feb 13
Turkmen Media Law Work of Fiction
One of the world’s most repressive states promises all sorts of freedom.
18 Jan 13
Breakthrough for Outsider Party in Kyrgyzstan
System may be changing, slowly, so that policies become more important than politicians.
21 Dec 12
Kazakstan: Janaozen One Year On
Authorities repressive and responsive by turn, but the old social contract has been torn up.
14 Dec 12
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