oD Russia / Out of political prison in Uzbekistan, and still an optimist Erkin Musaev spent 11 years in prison on fabricated charges. As signs of cautious reform emerge in Uzbekistan, this former political prisoner is keen to see real change happen. By Steve Swerdlow and Hugh Williamson / 26 Oct 2017
Central Asia / Detaining the president’s daughter A year on from her disappearance from public life, what does the treatment of Gulnara Karimova reveal about Uzbekistan’s rights crisis? By Andrew Stroehlein and Steve Swerdlow / 27 Feb 2015