From State Repression to a Warzone: How Pamiris have Ended up on the Frontline in Ukraine
The lure of work in Ukraine’s war-torn territory has proven difficult to resist for Central Asian labor migrants, and Russian…
Read MoreThe lure of work in Ukraine’s war-torn territory has proven difficult to resist for Central Asian labor migrants, and Russian…
Read MoreThe original version of this commentary was produced upon request for Zentralasien-Analysen, a German digest on Central Asia. On March 19, Kazakhstan held…
Read MoreThroughout its independent history, Central Asia has been restrained in its trade and economic relations with other regions. Despite many…
Read More‘When we reached the main street, the Taliban opened fire to disperse us. It felt as if it was raining…
Read MoreThe Central Asian economies have suffered the consequences of the global pandemic over the past two years. Dependence on commodities…
Read MoreAccess the data referenced in the article here. In June 2021, President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov visited…
Read MoreDownload the full report here. Access the dataset of 5,530 instances of Uyghurs being targeted with surveillance, intimidation and harassment…
Read MoreI remember locking myself in the bathroom the first time I visited Tajikistan. My host parents’ guests asked me questions…
Read MoreAn estimated 80,000 Uyghurs from Xinjiang have been compelled to work in factories across China since 2017. This include those…
Read MoreThis piece is a collaboration between the Foreign Policy Research Institute and the Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs. In…
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