Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan's Reforms: Genuine or Just Window-Dressing?

Constitutional amendments unlikely to translate into real change.

Tajik NGOs Step Up Anti-Torture Campaign

Recent death in detention highlights routine use of torture against suspects.

Tajik Opposition Candidate Seeks Consensus

Interview with Oinikhol Bobonazarova, a veteran NGO figure picked to stand against the current president.

Tajik Opposition Still Unclear on Election Tactics

Central Asia at Risk From Post-2014 Afghanistan

Militant groups could use greater freedom of movement within Afghanistan to target countries to the north, experts say.

Tajikistan's Education Deficit

Tajik Rights Groups Plan Prison Visits

Tajikistan Mulls Child Labour Reforms

Moscow Ponders Central Asian Security, Stability

NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan adds urgency to Russian policymaking, regional expert says.

Tajikistan Seeks Role in Afghan Stabilisation