Investigations
Tajik nationals serving sentences on false espionage charges in Uzbek prisons ask for a review of their cases. (more…)
Obtaining a biometric passport in Tajikistan has become a private business, according to an investigative journalism report. Cases of corruption have been recorded at Passport Offices in Tajikistan, and some employees overcharge for citizens’ passports.
CABAR.asia reviews what the pharmaceutical industry of Kazakhstan looks like now and who controls it. (more…)
A journalistic investigation revealed that corruption exists at Tajik-Uzbek border posts, and residents’ complaints about bribery by Tajik border guards are not groundless. (more…)
In recent years, gun-related crimes trend upward. (more…)
How does the shortage of farming lands in China influence Kazakhstan?
Having analysed over sixty loans of the EBRD, we have arrived at the conclusion that Kazakhstan has developed a stable model of corrupt disbursement of EBRD loans in provinces. It consists of three elements, which show that the loan is going to be used for illicit enrichment. (more…)
Often, the men, who already served in the army, are caught during the recruitment raids. While the authorities admit that the practice is extreme, it is still widespread. (more…)
Formally, law-enforcement and security officers may be imprisoned for torture during detention and custody of a citizen. In practice, the victims can hardly reach it as it is almost impossible. (more…)
Some human rights defenders and lawyers state about high level of corruption in the amnesty and pardon procedure. (more…)