Government still restricting free reporting
In spite its rhetoric on reform, Uzbekistan is failing to overcome its habit of resorting to authoritarian practices when silencing…
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Slight Relief for Teachers in Eastern Turkmenistan over Cotton Campaign
At least two secondary schools in Turkmenabat are easing up on compulsory participation in the annual cotton campaign, according to…
Kazakhstan Doing Everything To Keep Zhanaozen Activists Away From Proposed Rally
Following a wave of antigovernment protests across Kazakhstan earlier this month, activists from the volatile city of Zhanaozen say authorities…
Malokhat Eshankulova again restricted to travel abroad and in criminal proceedings
Malokhat Eshankulova, an independent journalist from Uzbekistan, was unable to fly to Warsaw, where the OSCE Human Rights Conference began…
Turkmen activist Gaspar Matalaev released
Turkmen labor rights activist Gaspar Matalaev walked free from prison on September 6, having served a spurious three-year sentence in…
Turkmen Teachers Sent Early to Pick Cotton
On Sunday September 1 schoolteachers from Turkmenabat in northeast Turkmenistan were sent to pick cotton. They assembled outside their schools…
Cotton Campaign Roadmap of Reforms for Uzbekistan: END SYSTEMIC FORCED LABOR, ENACT STRUCTURAL REFORMS, AND EMPOWER CIVIL SOCIETY
This Roadmap sets forth a comprehensive vision to end forced labor in the cotton industry and ensure that reforms are…
A hermit nation ruled by an egomaniac: Is Turkmenistan on the brink of collapse?
Men in white fur caps proudly ride horses across the steppe, rows of modern machinery glisten, Barbie-pink flamingos strut before…
Kazakh trade union leader freed after global union effort
The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kassym Tokayev issued a decree on the evening of August 9th pardoning trade…
Turkmen Get By on Piecemeal Sales and Cash Withdrawals in Uzbekistan
The economic crisis in Turkmenistan, caused by the fall in hard currency revenue from gas sales, is forcing residents of…