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Tajikistan
Meet Central Asia’s Newest President-for-Life
By Catherine Putz
Same as the old one--it's just on the books now.
Protests and Referendums in Central Asia
By Catherine Putz
Protests in Kazakhstan, a referendum in Tajikistan, and more. Central Asia weekend reading.
ISIS and Central Asia: A Shifting Recruiting Strategy
By Uran Botobekov
The region’s leaders must ask themselves if they are ready to deal with new threats tailored to recruit the discontented.
What Caused a 200-Man Fight in a Moscow Cemetery?
By Catherine Putz
The incident will do little to improve the public perception of Central Asian migrant workers in Russia.
Tajikistan Talks the Talk on Rights, But Opposition Trials Continue
By Catherine Putz
Dushanbe says the right things in international forums, but hasn’t made measurable progress in fulfilling its rights commitments.
Kazakhstan Scrambles to Deflate Protest Tensions
By Catherine Putz
And Tajikistan tries to distract from human rights criticisms; recommended reads.
Tajikistan's Attack on Lawyers
By Catherine Putz
Dushanbe's campaign against human rights lawyers has not gone unnoticed.
Is Tajikistan Inching Toward a Banking Crisis?
By Catherine Putz
One major bank might be forcing some employees into unpaid vacations, local media reports.
What Do Central Asia and the Middle East Have In Common?
By Catherine Putz
Plus, Islam and legitimacy in Uzbekistan; a quiet border and a dying Tajik theater. Recommended reads.
Tajikistan Battered With Criticism, But US Waives Sanctions
By Catherine Putz
Annual report season has been harsh on Dushanbe, but don't expect policy changes in Washington.
A Tajik Gardener’s Blooming Botanical Garden
By Catherine Putz
Another Kazakh corruption scandal and the difficulties of field research in Central Asia; recommended reads.
US Report Highlights Central Asia Human Rights Abuses
By Catherine Putz
Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan are called “authoritarian states." Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan don’t escape criticism either.