Georgina Rannard
Monday, December 14, 2015 - 06:38
Central Asia’s leading democracy has taken the unprecedented step of barring a prominent human rights researcher from entering the country. The decision comes ahead of Kyrgyzstan taking a seat on the UN Human Rights Council in January 2016.
Wednesday, September 23, 2015 - 06:33
In the small Central Asian nation Tajikistan, the government is in the midst of a crackdown on beard-growing in the predominantly Muslim population. Citing concerns over displays of religious extremism, authorities even go so far as to forcibly shave offending citizens.