Why Do Central Asian Governments Keep Failing the Region’s Women?
In the last few months, several horrific cases of violence against women broke onto headlines …
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The West Is Eying Closer Relations With Central Asia
An interesting development is occurring in Central Asia. Over the past year, leaders from Western …
Tajikistan and the Taliban: A Lone Voice in Central Asia
On September 2, 2023, on the orders of President Emomali Rahmon, border markets in Khorog, …
A Year Behind Bars: Release Tajikistani Human Rights Defender Manuchehr Kholiqnazarov
December 9 marks one year of imprisonment of the human rights defender Manuchehr Kholiqnazarov from …
Karakalpak Activist Deprived of Kazakh Citizenship
Neitbay Urazbayev, a Karakalpak activist based in Kazakhstan, appears to have had his Kazakhstani citizenship …
Amid Protests, Kyrgyzstan Delays New Tax Regulations
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov threatened in an interview to enact a government takeover of markets …
Debate Over Kyrgyzstan’s New Flag Overshadows Kyrgyz-Tajik Border Negotiations
Kyrgyzstan is considering changing its more than 30-year-old flag. “I support the idea,” said President …