Uzbekistan has been called to release a retired envoy charged with treason who has been detained since December, Human Rights…
Central Asia
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…
Russia fails to attract Chinese cash to Pacific coast
Despite prolonged efforts by Russia to attract Chinese investment to its Pacific coast, firms from China appear to have little…
Luxembourg’s Grand Duke dies, 98
Luxembourg’s Grand Duke Jean, who helped transform the tiny state into an affluent financial centre before handing the crown to…
Forced Uzbek cotton labour persists: NGOs
Despite a promise of reform, forced labour in Uzbekistan’s cotton fields remains widespread, according to the Uzbek-German Forum for Human…
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
Jail looms for Chechen rights chief
7 Mar 2019
Ex-Uzbek president’s daughter, Gulnara Karimova, arrested
16 Feb 2019
Russia rewrites Afghan humiliation as triumph
13 Feb 2019