Central Asia

Uzbek Prisons - A Survivor's Guide

First-hand account of torture, humiliation and forced confessions in a penal system ruled by thuggish police and gangsters.

14 Nov 05

IWPR investigation suggests a letter declaring jihad from an Uzbek Islamist in Afghanistan is not all it seems.

14 Nov 05

Central Asian leaders continued to abuse basic political and human rights throughout last year.

14 Nov 05

On the murky underside of Central Asia, there are underage prostitutes for sale on the streets with few rights and fewer opportunities.

14 Nov 05

Bishkek cements its traditional alliance with Moscow with a new air base in Kant.

14 Nov 05

Ruslan Sharipov says police prepared suicide note and threatened to kill him.

14 Nov 05

Migrants from Kyrgyzstan who take jobs on Kazak farms find they are trapped into cheap labour with no rights.

14 Nov 05

Several explanations have been offered for the delay in opening Russia's air base in Kant.

14 Nov 05

Uzbekistan's most famous imprisoned dissident, Muhammad Bekjanov, vows to continue his political struggle.

14 Nov 05

Samarkand’s fabled buildings patched up in thoughtless effort to bring tourists.

14 Nov 05

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