Tajik Election Deprives Opposition of Voice
Creating an all-loyal parliament may look like the easy option, but it shuts off channels for articulating popular resentment.
5 Mar 15
Central Asia
Kyrgyz Migrants Wait Days at Russian Immigration Office
Applications dealt with at new centre outside Moscow.
4 Mar 15
Kyrgyzstan: Recruiters Seek Men, Women to Join Syria Militants
Authorities stepping up efforts to identify recruitment networks.
3 Mar 15
Tajikistan's Lacklustre Election Campaign
Despite multiparty process, there's little doubt who will win parliamentary polls.
27 Feb 15
Former Kazakstan Insider's Death Marks End of Plummeting Career
Feared while in power, Rahat Aliev failed to rebrand himself as an upstanding dissident.
27 Feb 15
Tackling Child Sexual Abuse in Kyrgyzstan
Police say they investigate cases and visit homes where children might be at risk.
20 Feb 15
Tajik Migrants Tricked by Dishonest Recruiters
Lack of scrutiny enables agencies to deceive prospective seasonal workers.
13 Feb 15
Does Islamic State Threaten Central Asia?
Syrian jihad won’t be replicated by returning combatants, but fundamentalist ideals are long-established in Central Asia and won’t go away, regional expert says.
6 Feb 15
First Prosecution for Internet Hate Speech in Kazakstan
“Ethnic insult” charge comes at a time when the Russian minority question has come to the fore.
4 Feb 15
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