Feeding on old rumors, the documentary is further indication of a deteriorating relationship.

Dushanbe is always watching.

In 2016, 830 Tajik citizens applied for asylum at the Polish border -- up from just 105 in 2014.

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

“When the repression machine begins to work, it destroys everyone."

Dushanbe has ensured that future targets of the state may not have anyone to defend them.

The organization's annual human rights conference has become the focus point for frustration.

Meanwhile, in Geneva Tajikistan's human rights record will be up for discussion.

After 25 years of independence, Tajikistan is a bastion of torture and repression.

Dushanbe continues to pursue its opponents, targeting their lawyers and families now that the core IRPT is in jail.

And Kazakhstan continues to wrestle with the wild west nature of the Internet; weekend reads.

A crackdown in Tajikistan has led to a little noticed surge in Tajik asylum seekers in Europe -- particularly Poland.

Why the Roy vs. Kepel argument matters for Central Asia.

More protests in Kazakhstan, sports in Turkmenistan, and Kumtor back in the news; recommended reads.

A dozen other IRPT leaders were given between two and 28 years.

The region’s leaders must ask themselves if they are ready to deal with new threats tailored to recruit the discontented.