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.
First-hand account of torture, humiliation and forced confessions in a penal system ruled by thuggish police and gangsters.
IWPR investigation suggests a letter declaring jihad from an Uzbek Islamist in Afghanistan is not all it seems.
Central Asian leaders continued to abuse basic political and human rights throughout last year.
On the murky underside of Central Asia, there are underage prostitutes for sale on the streets with few rights and fewer opportunities.
Bishkek cements its traditional alliance with Moscow with a new air base in Kant.
Ruslan Sharipov says police prepared suicide note and threatened to kill him.
Migrants from Kyrgyzstan who take jobs on Kazak farms find they are trapped into cheap labour with no rights.
Several explanations have been offered for the delay in opening Russia's air base in Kant.
Uzbekistan's most famous imprisoned dissident, Muhammad Bekjanov, vows to continue his political struggle.
Samarkand’s fabled buildings patched up in thoughtless effort to bring tourists.