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Published in: 50.50Our bodies as battlegroundsFrom Kyrgyzstan to Brazil and Sri Lanka, young feminists are trying to shift the debate over sexual and reproductive...
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Published in: TransformationChallenging patriarchy in KyrgyzstanA post-Soviet generation of feminists is struggling to transform society through a mix of personal and political action.
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Published in: HomeKyrgyzstan, violence vs justiceThe chaotic scenes at the trial of a man charged over inter-ethnic violence in Kyrgyzstan are damaging the legal...
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Published in: oDRDecision time for Central Asia: Russia or China?Vladimir Putin’s attempts to draw the countries of central Asia into his fledgling Eurasian Union creates a dilemma...
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Published in: oDRKyrgyz migrant workers: does national pride mean violence against women?Videos recently widely circulating on social networks in both Russia and the Central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan...
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Published in: oDRThe quest for homeInter-communal conflict in Kyrgyzstan flared up in 2010. Since then ethnic Uzbeks, the largest racial minority, have...
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Published in: HomeKashgar's old city: the endgame
China's plan to transform the heart of Uyghur culture, learning and urban settlement - Kashgar old city - is well...
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Published in: oDRNational memory in Kyrgyzstan: attitudes to the Soviet pastNew nation states frequently need to create a ‘national myth’ to justify their new status, and Kyrgyzstan is no...
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Published in: oDRCentral Asia: succession planning in dictatorshipsKyrgyzstan aside, recent elections in Central Asia would appear to indicate that the regions’ leaders are aiming to...
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Published in: oDRElections in Kyrgyzstan and the threat of inter-ethnic violenceTensions in Kyrgyzstan are often reduced to a division between the north and south of the country, and it is widely...
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Published in: HomeGrey zones and first families: the reality of everyday violence in Central AsiaCentral Asia has gained a reputation for sporadic outbreaks of ethnic unrest and Islamist insurgency. But the...
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Published in: oDRPresidential elections in Kyrgyzstan: end of a parliamentary experiment?The first round of Kyrgyzstan’s presidential elections will take place on 30 October, with the likely victor and the...
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Published in: HomeThe Uyghurs, China and central Asia
The growing bonds between central Asian states and China have a human-rights cost for Uyghurs across the region,...
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Published in: oDROsh: one year onBefore the interethnic violence of last June, Osh was a remarkable meeting point of Uzbek and Kyrgyz cultures. That...
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Published in: oDROsh report: quick conclusions, lost opportunitiesPoorly researched, political and overly assertive, the official report into last year’s violence in Osh and...
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Published in: openSecurityUN departure from Nepal sparks fears of security vacuum
After four years, the UN peace mission in Nepal will leave the country with an uncertain political and security...
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Published in: oDR4-Star Wars: flashpoint in KyrgyzstanSupplying fuel to the American government to keep military planes running into Afghanistan is a lucrative business....
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Published in: oDRThe road to electoral perfection in KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan’s October parliamentary elections revealed a number of teething problems in law and systems, write Alexey...
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Published in: oDRElections in Kyrgyzstan: a step towards democracy?Will Kyrgyzstan’s progress towards democracy, initiated after the April Revolution, be undermined by victory of the...
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Published in: openSecurityLetter bombing campaign uncovered in Greece
Multiple bombs destined for top-level targets discovered in Greece. Iran chides Russia over decision not to honour...
