New research reveals how Brussels puts companies’ profits ahead of millions of people’s lives worldwide
On paper, civil society in Uzbekistan seems to be thriving – but officials are hiding its problems behind manipulated data
The potential threat of ‘Chinese expansion’ has mobilised Kazakhstanis at home, yet the plight of ethnic Kazakhs in Xinjiang has not
From a camp in Greece, poet and human rights activist Parwana Amiri is fighting discrimination and demanding better conditions for refugees
Thousands of boots on the ground have been replaced by multiple deployments of smart bombs that stay under the radar of public debate
An interview with novelist Yrysbek Dabei, who wants his country to confront a mass killing of striking workers in 2011
A recent conflict over disputed territories left at least 46 dead, and hundreds more injured
The much heralded privatisation of the Central Asian state’s cotton sector has led to claims of exploitation. But workers are fighting back
Giving a mother’s or a father’s name to children at birth has become a battleground for activists in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan
This next stage of the endless war will only lead to more suffering as new players jockey for position while the Taliban increases control
The police and judicial system are inadequate, and society often blames women themselves when they are raped, kidnapped and murdered
