Interview

Kyrgyz Government Faces Grilling on Economy

Deputy premier welcomes criticism, urges legislators to look at good news as well.

Life in a Cuban Jail

Journalist Calixto Ramón Martínez Arias speaks about his own experiences, and the mistreatment of other prisoners.

The Radio Show Even the Taleban Like

IWPR’s Kabul editor doubles up as star on local equivalent of The Archers.

Governing the North Caucasus

Russia has opted for authoritarian local leaders, rather than risk losing control of its southern frontier.

Kyrgyz Debate Female Travel Ban

Controversial scheme would restrict foreign travel for young women, instead of trying to curb violence perpetrated by their countrymen.

Kyrgyzstan: Southern Mayor a Tough Survivor

Seen by some as a Kyrgyz hero, Melis Myrzakmatov has fixed the roads in Osh but has not won over the large Uzbek minority.

Kyrgyz Politician Gets Her Bride-Theft Law

It took a while, but Aynuru Altybaeva finally convinced her parliamentary colleagues that old "tradition" was criminal behaviour.

Uzbek Secret Police Roam Russian Prisons

Rights activists says Tashkent security men interrogate detainees and abduct asylum-seekers in Russia with impunity.

Documenting Tajikistan's Civil War

Uzbek Jails More Political Prisoners Than it Frees - Activist