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Published in: oDR: NewsKazakhstan’s former president linked to $7.8bn in assets in UK companyExperts urge British government to unmask offshore owners of UK-registered firms after uncovering of vast assets...
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Published in: oDR: InterviewWhat really happened in Kazakhstan? A feminist perspectiveThe recent protests in Kazakhstan are over, but confusion reigns. Feminist and LGBT activist Zhanar Sekerbayeva...
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Published in: oDR: NewsReporting on Kazakhstan’s chaos amid internet shutdowns and violenceJournalists have been subject to detentions or attacks, while internet blackouts left them unable to communicate for days
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Published in: oDR: InterviewAnger, injustice and politics brought people to the streets in KazakhstanExclusive: veteran human rights defender Yevgeniy Zhovtis tells openDemocracy about how the tumultuous protests...
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Published in: oDR: OpinionThe week that changed Kazakhstan foreverAs Russian troops enter the country, hopes of a peaceful resolution are dashed
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Published in: oDR: OpinionAs Kazakhstan burns over inequality, the elite’s wealth is safe and sound in LondonLondon is home to some £530m in luxury property owned by the country’s ruling class
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: FeatureBeaten, begging and in hiding: Life for the Afghans the UK left behindIn August, thousands of people who worked for the UK in Afghanistan were left to the Taliban’s mercy. openDemocracy...
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Published in: oDR: NewsTen years after a brutal massacre, Kazakhstani oil workers’ fight continuesOil workers are stepping up their battle for independent union organisation and better pay and conditions in the...
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Published in: oDR: AnalysisRedefining ‘women’s work’ in KazakhstanA Soviet-era law banning women from more than 200 jobs has finally been overturned in Kazakhstan. But the fight for...
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Published in: Home: OpinionAfghanistan’s looming financial collapse is little worry for the TalibanTwo key factors will ensure that the Kabul regime is here to stay – no matter how dire it gets for civilians
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Published in: oDR: FeatureEurope’s weak protections for refugees leave Central Asian dissidents at extreme riskAmid anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim discourse, it seems that some refugees are more equal than others when it comes...
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Published in: Home: OpinionSunak hides behind rose-tinted glasses as COVID and climate threats riseBudget ignores need for emission cuts, while government’s consistent incompetence puts Britons at greater risk from...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: FeatureKunduz to Kandahar: two explosions, one wounded communityIn Afghanistan, attacks on Shia worshippers escalate, bringing further trauma to a fractured society
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: FeatureEscape from Kabul: a government official’s storyAn Afghan government official narrates the story of his escape from Kabul in the midst of the chaos surrounding the...
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Published in: Global Extremes: OpinionGood religion or bad religion? Secularism and the Afghan questionEmpowering religious groups to become political actors does not constitute freedom of religion for all and violates...
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Published in: oDR: FeatureHow Uzbekistan’s rampant development is prompting a grassroots rebellionUncontrolled urban development in Tashkent and elsewhere has led to the emergence of a vibrant, if perhaps fragile,...
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Published in: Home: OpinionReflecting on 1,000 columns over 20 years: the predictions that came trueOn an openDemocracy milestone for Paul Rogers, he gives an insight into the late 20th-century landscape that shaped...
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Published in: oDR: NewsThe mysterious Scottish shell companies linked to an Uzbek business empireNew research shows that eight Scottish shell companies hold sizeable commercial interests in an Uzbek business...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: FeatureThe Afghan woman activist still determined to educate girlsWith the future of women’s rights and girls’ education in doubt under Afghanistan’s new Taliban regime, Zarlasht...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionDespite all the international attention, Afghan refugees are not welcomeNobody really knows what prospects await Afghan refugees when countries have yet to see human rights as rights for all humans
