The Authoritarian Roots and Implications of the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan Border Agreement

HRW: Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan border deal should prioritize human rights

Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to place local populations’ human rights at the center of the deal settling the long-standing border crisis on Friday. The group also urged the states to ensure victims of war crimes from the 2022 conflict receive justice. The group urged the two neighboring states to support investigations into the alleged human rights and international humanitarian law violations as well as long-term ini…

Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan sign historic border agreement

Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon and Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Japarov ratified the deal on 13 March in Bishkek.

Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan: Put Rights at Center of Border Deal

Click to expand Image Top left: The wreckage of a Tajik ambulance that was attacked near a bridge by the Kyrgyz-Tajik border in Chorbog, on September 16, 2022.© 2022 Jean-Baptiste Gallopin/Human Rights Watch. © 2022 Jean-Baptiste Gallopin/Human Rights Watch. Top right: The courtyard of the house of an 83-year-old woman from Khistevarz (Tajikistan), who was killed on September 16, 2022, when an artillery shell hit the house. © 2022 Jean-Baptiste …

The Authoritarian Roots and Implications of the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan Border Agreement

Authoritarian consolidation might have accelerated border deal-making on the paper, but it may also impede deal-making on the ground.

Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan sign historic border agreement after decades of disputes

Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon and Kyrgyzstan’s President Sadyr Japarov ratified the deal on 13 March in Bishkek. ADVERTISEMENT Crowds gathered on the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, waiting to cross it for the first time since 2021. People could finally be reunited with their family members after President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon and President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov signed a border agreement on 13 March in Bishkek, pu…

According to Kazakh political analyst Dosym Satpayev, the rating compiled by The Economist corresponds to the real picture. The Central Asian countries are not seeking to democratize their regimes. On the contrary, almost everyone is experiencing increased pressure on civil society, if it exists