Former Kyrgyzstan president Almazbek Atambayev has been charged with the murder of a police officer after two raids on his…
Central Asia
Uzbek ‘torture’ jail closes
Uzbekistan’s notorious Jaslyk prison, where thousands of alleged Islamists and opposition figures were held after government trials based on torture-induced…
Kyrgyzstan ex-president arrested after bloody standoff
Kyrgyzstan’s ex-president has been arrested after urging his supporters to push for the removal of the government, following an earlier…
Release jailed Uzbek ex-envoy: HRW
Uzbekistan has been called to release a retired envoy charged with treason who has been detained since December, Human Rights…
Kazakh police arrest hundreds of election protesters
Police in Kazakhstan arrested hundreds of protesters during the weekend election to “choose” a president. Kazakhstan’s deputy interior minister Marat Kozhayev said…
Raiders target Chechen LGBT activist
A campaigner helping lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Chechens escape persecution has received death threats from a gang that broke…
Isis prison riot in Tajikistan leaves 32 dead
A riot at a prison in Tajikistan has left 32 people dead, including 24 militants from so-called Islamic State and…
6 May 2019
Russia fails to attract Chinese cash to Pacific coast
23 Apr 2019
Luxembourg’s Grand Duke dies, 98
19 Apr 2019
Forced Uzbek cotton labour persists: NGOs
16 Apr 2019
Russia to freeze accounts used to fund protests: HRW
29 Mar 2019
Kazakhstan renames capital after outgoing president
23 Mar 2019
Kazakhstan president’s daughter poised for top job
21 Mar 2019
Kazakhstan president steps down after 29 years
19 Mar 2019
Kazakhstan criticised over education of pupils with disabilities
18 Mar 2019