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Central Asia Islamist Extremism
![How Authoritarian Oppression Breeds Religious Extremism in Central Asia How Authoritarian Oppression Breeds Religious Extremism in Central Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-04-28-10.jpg)
How Authoritarian Oppression Breeds Religious Extremism in Central Asia
By Kashif Hasan Khan and Marin Ekstrom
The overwhelmingly authoritarian governments in Central Asia have utilized severe repression against Islamist movements – extremist or not.
![What’s All the Fuss About Terrorism in Central Asia? What’s All the Fuss About Terrorism in Central Asia?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-06-10_15-08-20.jpg)
What’s All the Fuss About Terrorism in Central Asia?
By Paolo Sorbello
Reports from Central Asia about a future doomed to violent Islamic extremism in the region are thin on evidence.
![Kazakhstan Considers Revoking Terrorists’ Citizenship Kazakhstan Considers Revoking Terrorists’ Citizenship](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-10-23_15-49-00.jpg)
Kazakhstan Considers Revoking Terrorists’ Citizenship
By Catherine Putz
If passed, a range of crimes, from joining a terrorist group to separatism, could be grounds to lose citizenship.
![Central Asia and Islamic State: The Russian Connection Central Asia and Islamic State: The Russian Connection](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-03-07_19-52-54.jpg)
Central Asia and Islamic State: The Russian Connection
By Iris Oppelaar
Impoverished and oppressed, Central Asian migrants to Russia make perfect targets for extremist recruiters.
![What Did Kazakhstan Learn from the Almaty Shooting? What Did Kazakhstan Learn from the Almaty Shooting?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-10-18_18-18-24.jpg)
What Did Kazakhstan Learn from the Almaty Shooting?
By Catherine Putz
Kulikbayev has already admitted guilt, but what lessons will the state draw from the tragedy?
![Kyrgyzstan's Self-Defeating Conflict With Moderate Islam Kyrgyzstan's Self-Defeating Conflict With Moderate Islam](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-06-21_17-00-03.jpg)
Kyrgyzstan's Self-Defeating Conflict With Moderate Islam
By Uran Botobekov
The state's clash with a well-respected Muslim leader will only encourage true radicalization in the country.
![Tajikistan’s Campaign Against the IRPT Continues Tajikistan’s Campaign Against the IRPT Continues](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-09-17_15-18-58.jpg)
Tajikistan’s Campaign Against the IRPT Continues
By Casey Michel
Government officials keep linking the now-illegal party to terrorists, sans evidence.
![Kyrgyzstan Deports Human Rights Researcher Kyrgyzstan Deports Human Rights Researcher](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-10-02_15-05-13.jpg)
Kyrgyzstan Deports Human Rights Researcher
By Catherine Putz
Religion in Tajikistan, corruption scandals in Uzbekistan, and other weekend reads.
![Central Asian States Among Countries Least Impacted by Terrorism Central Asian States Among Countries Least Impacted by Terrorism](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-11-17_15-08-35.jpg)
Central Asian States Among Countries Least Impacted by Terrorism
By Catherine Putz
Despite rhetoric from regional leaders, statistically Central Asia doesn’t experience much terrorism.
![Fear of Terrorists Ripples from Paris to Moscow Fear of Terrorists Ripples from Paris to Moscow](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-11-16_20-58-37.jpg)
Fear of Terrorists Ripples from Paris to Moscow
By Catherine Putz
A deputy speaker in the State Duma floated the idea of restricting entry to Russia for citizens of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
![Terrorism as Pretext: Religious Repression in Central Asia Terrorism as Pretext: Religious Repression in Central Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-10-14_18-14-11.jpg)
Terrorism as Pretext: Religious Repression in Central Asia
By Catherine Putz
Mostly more of the same in the annual religious freedom report, but a small hopeful note.
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