Central Asia

Forced Health Checks for Sex Workers in Kyrgyzstan

NGO warns that coerced tests on detainees will only drive prostitution underground.

Kazakstan's Returning Diaspora Finds Door Less Open

Government grants and fast-track citizenship will no longer be offered as standard.

Tajiks Claim Travel to Kyrgyzstan Hindered

Effects of border confrontation still reverberating in now troubled relationship between neighbouring states.

Tajik Mullahs Go on Government Payroll

Uzbekistan's Feuding Family Elite

Row sheds light on hidden power struggles as presidential election approaches.

Fighting Torture on the Ground in Uzbekistan

Human rights groups act on behalf of frightened victims.

Alarm at Suicide Trend Among Girls in Tajik Southeast

Kyrgyzstan's Top Muslim Cleric Unseated by Sex Scandal

Latest in a series of leadership changes arises out of difficult evolution of state-clergy relations.

Uzbekistan's Thin Line of Human Rights Defenders

Activists put their own safety at risk by helping others.

Double Win for Kyrgyz Government in Key Mayoral Polls

Election victories in Bishkek and Osh reflect strength of governing group.