In Effort to Combat Extremism, Tajikistan’s Government Places Further Restrictions on What People Can Wear
In early September, six million mobile phone users in Tajikistan received text messages telling them to “respect traditional clothes” and […]
Articles posted by Edward Lemon
Statement by the Representatives of Tajikistan’s Civil Society about the Status of Political Prisoners
Until 2015, the Islamic Renaissance Party (IRPT) formed the leading legal opposition movement in Tajikistan, holding two seats in the Supreme […]
Tackling Corruption in Uzbekistan: New Report by EXCAS Member David Lewis
In February 2016, the Amsterdam-based telecoms company Vimpelcom paid almost US$800 million in fines to settle charges of paying bribes […]
What are the Consequences of the South China Sea Dispute for Central Asia?
By Catherine Owen At first glance, the two issues appear unconnected: in one, China and the US are engaging […]
‘Friend’ or ‘foreign agent’? On the limits of field research in post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan
Guest post by Philipp Lottholz and Joshua Meyer With the summer season and field trips to Kyrgyzstan and other Central […]
Call for papers: Annual Nawruz Postgraduate Workshop on Central Asia: Spaces of Central Asia
The Department of Politics at the University of Exeter will host the Annual Nawruz Postgraduate Workshop on March 18 – […]
What are Russia’s Grand Designs in Central Asia?
By David Lewis (This article was originally posted in The Conversation) While international attention has focused on Russian military operations […]
Is Tajikistan Really Jihad’s Next Frontier?
The spectacular defection of Tajikistan’s paramilitary commander Gulmurod Halimov to the Islamic State has caused an unprecedented flurry of English […]
Keeping the Sacred Secret: Pilgrims’ Voices at Sacred Sites in Kyrgyzstan
By Zemfira Inogamova Reprinted by permission of the Publishers from ‘”Keeping the Sacred Secret: Pilgrims” Voices at Sacred Sites in […]
Tajiks fighters in Iraq: What do the latest series of videos tell us?
Cover Photo: Abu Muhammed Tojiki Credit: Odnoklassniki In December 2014, thirteen videos of Tajik jihadists fighting with the Islamic […]
EXCAS Member Edward Lemon Participates in RFE/RL Panel on Central Asian Militants
Cover photo: ISIS militants in Raqqa, Syria Credit: RFE/RL Last week EXCAS member Edward Lemon discussed the role that […]
Exceptional Measures: Internet Blockade in Tajikistan and Group 24
Cover Photo:Group 24 leader Umarali Quvvatov Credit: Rutube.ru These are purportedly exceptional times in Tajikistan. Dushanbe remains in the […]