Kazakhstan embraces facial recognition, civil society recoils The company introducing the technology says it will be used on public transport. Chris Rickleton Oct 17, 2019
Tajikistan’s prison system claims victims and makes monsters This past year has seen a spate of largely unexplained mass deaths among convicts. Kamila Ibragimova Oct 16, 2019
Kazakhstan: Chinese Kazakhs arrested, face trial in remote location The pair tried to apply for asylum. Darkhan Umirbekov Oct 15, 2019
Tech fiddles target Tajikistan’s lonely independent media The government denies blocking Asia-Plus, but only the authorities have such tools inside the country. Kamila Ibragimova Oct 11, 2019
Chinese Kazakhs slip into Kazakhstan for asylum The pair say they were both subjected to years of harassment at the hands of Chinese authorities before deciding to flee. Darkhan Umirbekov Oct 11, 2019
Chinese investors in Kyrgyzstan work to soften their image Sinophobia runs deep in many parts of Central Asia, where anxious perceptions of Beijing’s designs abound. Niva Yau Oct 4, 2019
Kyrgyzstan and Longhai: Chasing the dragon The Kyrgyz government rushed a tender. It didn’t go well. Erin Chen Oct 2, 2019
Events | Kyrgyzstan: Seeing no evil in Xinjiang The Kyrgyz foreign minister said he had not seen concrete evidence of rights abuses in Xinjiang. Oct 1, 2019
Kazakhstan: Xinjiang rights movement registered, but in neutered form Ata-Jurt was key to spotlighting rights abuses in China. Darkhan Umirbekov Sep 30, 2019
Tajikistan: Domestic violence goes ignored And the country has only four women’s shelters. Sep 20, 2019
I researched Uighur society in China for 8 years and watched how technology opened new opportunities – then became a trap Darren Byler Sep 18, 2019
Kazakhstan: After Xinjiang, the long road to recovery A crowdsourcing project in Kazakhstan is treating victims of Chinese detention camps. Chris Rickleton Sep 11, 2019
Tajikistan: Imams do government's bidding – and building Clerics in the northern Sughd region are building premises for the ruling party. Sep 2, 2019
Tajikistan: Presidential awards show preferences among ruling family A son-in-law mainly known for ruthless business practices has been given a high state award. Aug 30, 2019