The recent protests in Kazakhstan are over, but confusion reigns. Feminist and LGBT activist Zhanar Sekerbayeva gives her view of events
Exclusive: veteran human rights defender Yevgeniy Zhovtis tells openDemocracy about how the tumultuous protests started – and ended – this week
As Russian troops enter the country, hopes of a peaceful resolution are dashed
London is home to some £530m in luxury property owned by the country’s ruling class
In August, thousands of people who worked for the UK in Afghanistan were left to the Taliban’s mercy. openDemocracy spoke to four still stuck in Kabul
Oil workers are stepping up their battle for independent union organisation and better pay and conditions in the shadow of state repression and a 2011 massacre
A Soviet-era law banning women from more than 200 jobs has finally been overturned in Kazakhstan. But the fight for gender parity is not over
Two key factors will ensure that the Kabul regime is here to stay – no matter how dire it gets for civilians
Amid anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim discourse, it seems that some refugees are more equal than others when it comes to seeking asylum in Europe
Budget ignores need for emission cuts, while government’s consistent incompetence puts Britons at greater risk from looming variants
In Afghanistan, attacks on Shia worshippers escalate, bringing further trauma to a fractured society
