Protests

Kyrgyzstan Divided Over Foreign Police Presence

Opponents of OSCE police deployment include politicians and others with their own agendas.

Kyrgyzstan: Protests on Demand

Marginalised groups serve as rent-a-mob demonstrators whenever the country is convulsed by unrest.

The Street Children of Lubumbashi

Reporting on the Kyrgyz Unrest

Georgia: Gay Book Provokes Storm

Liberals and religious radicals clash over controversial title on homosexuality and incest.

Central Asia: Jun/Jul '10

IWPR teams up with leading foreign policy think-tank to assess the significance of the recent clashes.

High-Level Debate on Kyrgyz Violence

IWPR teams up with leading foreign policy think-tank to assess the significance of the recent clashes.

Journalist's Arrest Worries Armenian Activists

Assault charge seen as excessive for reporter accused of pulling policeman’s hat off.

Protests Gather Pace in Kazakstan

More and more groups voicing concerns through public protests.

Russian Emigration Up Since April Unrest

The number of people making plans to emigrate from Kyrgyzstan has risen since the April uprising that brought in a new government.