Tajik Media Faces Exodus
A combination of state pressure and lack of jobs is weakening the country's journalism sector.
3 Feb 17
Central Asia
Kyrgyz Prisons Tackle Extremism
Experts say that religious experts must be co-opted into rehabilitation schemes.
27 Jan 17
Kyrgyz Minors Allege Police Torture
Teenagers are left traumatised, with little recourse to official complaint.
27 Jan 17
Kyrgyzstan: Alarm Over Facebook Crackdown
Intelligence services prepare dossier of people criticising country’s leader online.
20 Jan 17
How to Party, Kyrgyz Style
The toastmaster business is booming, but some fear celebratory excesses have gone too far.
5 Jan 17
Tajikistan’s Frozen Banking System
Officials blame falling remittances but have failed to implement serious reforms.
14 Dec 16
Kyrgyz Imams Tasked With Battling Extremism
State is focusing on new ways of dealing with the threat of radicalisation.
9 Dec 16
Uzbekistan's New President – a Reformer or Another Dictator?
Initial moves towards reform have not convinced observers that the new leader will end a quarter of a century of dictatorial rule.
7 Dec 16
Kyrgyzstan Poised to Vote on Constitutional Change
The upcoming public vote is not proving universally popular.
12 Nov 16
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