CENTRAL ASIA

‘When critical thinking isn’t welcomed, art offers alternative ways of speaking’

‘This anti-LGBTQI+ bill can still be blocked – but only with sustained international pressure’

‘Turkmen authorities are carrying out a systematic campaign to eliminate independent voices’

‘The authoritarian regime uses collective punishment to discourage any challenge to its authority’

‘Authorities silence dissent by accusing activists of extremism, terrorism and spreading false information’

‘Civil society realises the importance of joint actions to protect rights and freedoms’

‘The risks posed by Taliban rule are too grave for the international community to ignore’

‘True freedom cannot be granted by external forces; it needs to be claimed by people’

Uzbekistan: a president for life?

Constitutional referendum allows president to stay put until 2040 while paying lip service to human rights

‘Open-source monitoring reveals both the clampdown on women’s rights and the impact on their lives’