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Human Rights Watch
April 05, 2018
Self-Censorship and the State: Evaluating Progress on Free Speech in Uzbekistan
By Catherine Putz
How have reforms impacted the media environment in Uzbekistan?
February 22, 2018
Tajik Activist Returned to Tajikistan From Turkey
By Catherine Putz
Human rights groups say Namunjon Sharipov was forcibly returned to Tajikistan.
October 28, 2017
Pride and Kazakh-Kyrgyz Rift
By Catherine Putz
Meanwhile, "cautious optimism" about Uzbekistan and a quick lesson on Soviet history in the region; weekend reading.
October 17, 2017
EU, Tajikistan Hold Human Rights Dialogue, Say Almost Nothing
By Catherine Putz
The dialogue was "open and honest" and meaningless.
July 06, 2017
The Next Chapter in Uzbekistan’s Opening
By Catherine Putz
Human Rights Watch and the BBC’s Uzbek service are getting access to the country again.
June 27, 2017
Forced Labor Continues in World Bank Project Areas in Uzbekistan
By Catherine Putz
In a new report, Human Rights Watch says the World Bank's Uzbekistan projects are tainted with forced labor.
September 27, 2016
OSCE Manages to Irritate Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Human Rights Advocates, Too
By Catherine Putz
The organization's annual human rights conference has become the focus point for frustration.
January 28, 2016
Central Asia Fails on Rights and Corruption
By Catherine Putz
Reports released this week have no good news about combating corruption or addressing human rights issues in Central Asia
December 05, 2015
Kyrgyzstan Deports Human Rights Researcher
By Catherine Putz
Religion in Tajikistan, corruption scandals in Uzbekistan, and other weekend reads.
October 29, 2015
Kyrgyz Victims of Domestic Violence Have Few Options
By Catherine Putz
Survivors face a range of social and structural barriers to seeking help, and justice.
October 25, 2015
Police Torture in Sri Lanka Remains a Major Problem
By Taylor Dibbert
Is Sri Lanka’s new government ready to deal with police torture? Only time will tell.
June 06, 2015
Has Tajikistan Burned Too Many Bridges?
By Catherine Putz
Russia and Kazakhstan mull the right to be forgotten and Stroehlein is tired of excuses.