Central Asia

Mass Trial for Cotton Fraud in Turkmenistan

Kazak Human Rights Reforms Under Fire

Government action plan criticised as flawed, incomplete.

Privatisation Worries in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyz to Join International Adoption Pact

Kyrgyzstan: Victims of Police Abuse Struggle for Justice

Tackling abuse in detention requires major shake-up of policing and external scrutiny of places of detention.

Kazakstan: More of the Same Despite Reform Talk

Interview with Andrei Chebotarev, director of the Alternativa Centre for Political Studies in Kazakstan.

Kyrgyzstan Report Draws Shaky Line Under Violence

Unsurprisingly, independent team’s findings get mixed reaction in fraught political environment.

New Evidence of Andijan Torture, Killings

Tajikistan: Islamic Militancy No Phantom Menace

Death of veteran militant leader proves truth of warnings that fighters were infiltrating from Afghanistan.

Turkmenistan Drops Propaganda Exam