Inga Sikorskaya
Senior Editor, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan
Senior Editor, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan
Inga Sikorskaya joined IWPR in 2006 for the launch of News Briefing Central Asia, and is now senior editor for Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. She leads IWPR’s reporting from these closed authoritarian states, and manages relationships with reporters and civil society activists there. A career journalist, Inga worked as a TV and radio reporter, freelance journalist and media consultant before coming to IWPR.
Stories by the Author
Journalist Held Incommunicado in Uzbekistan
Official refusal to disclose Sergei Naumov’s location raises fears of ill-treatment.
25 Sep 13
Bleak Media Outlook in Repressive Stans
More than two decades after independence, press freedom remains stifled in Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
2 May 13
Enclave Issues Challenge Uzbek, Kyrgyz Leaders
Fraught political relationship makes fixing local problems that much more difficult.
15 Feb 13
Turkmen Media Law Work of Fiction
One of the world’s most repressive states promises all sorts of freedom.
18 Jan 13
Kyrgyzstan Enclave in Turmoil
Row over location of electricity poles erupts into violence, reflecting deeper tensions in Kyrgyz-Uzbek border areas.
11 Jan 13
Photojournalism Training for Uzbek Journalists
Images of Kyrgyzstan reflect freedom to depict social ills regarded as taboo in Uzbekistan.
9 Feb 12
Picking a Winner in Turkmenistan
If the president is going to win anyway, why does he feel a need to talk democracy and pluralism?
8 Feb 12
Rent-a-Mob Protests in Central Asia
In Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, police and politicians recruit women as professional campaigners or just as troublemakers.
6 Jan 12
Central Asians Frustrated by Border Checks
Political tensions, trade rules and simple corruption make travel between Central Asian states a complex and unpleasant business.
15 Dec 11
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