human rights in Central Asia

According to Amnesty International, the phones of four Kazakh activists were confirmed to have been infected with the Pegasus spyware. There are likely more.

A new report outlines Kyrgyzstan's challenges, with an eye on helping Western partners recalibrate their engagement with the country.

Uzbekistan undoubtedly needs to continue implementing recent initiated reforms, but its progress is promising.

In Kyrgyzstan, there are people serving time for a crime no longer in the books. 

Askarov's last retrial, in 2017, ended with his return to jail on a life sentence. Will things be different this time around?

The arrests cast a pall on Uzbekistan's reform efforts and illustrate the boundaries of Tashkent's tolerance for debate.

Khayrullo Mirsaidov reported corruption in a November 2017 open letter. On July 11 he was convicted of embezzlement.

The details of Dushanbe’s human rights violations tell the story of a state afraid of its own people but not of international law.

A few years ago such a panel -- seating a human rights researcher next to an Uzbek official -- would have been unthinkable.

New report, same old story: Dushanbe's crackdown on lawyers continues.

Insights from Erica Marat.