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Central Asia articles on Democracy Chronicles

In modern contexts, all definitions of Central Asia include these five republics of the former Soviet Union: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The largely Muslim region has been increasingly anti-democracy since it broke off as a group from Russia in 1991. Also see our section on World Democracy and our articles on Russia and Vladimir Putin.

VIDEO: Top 10 Brutal Dictators You’ve Never Heard Of

By DC Editors - October 22, 2018 Leave a Comment

Top 10 Brutal Dictators

The 10 most brutal, but largely unknown dictators in the world. It is very difficult to believe the incredible behavior of some of these megalomaniacs.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Central America, Central Asia, Dictatorships, Election History, Worldwide

Kazakhstan Man Jailed For Anti-Presidential Online Comment

By DC Editors - September 20, 2018 Leave a Comment

Anti-Presidential Online Comment

Kazakhstan on Thursday sentenced a man to three years in prison for inciting social hatred and calling for the forcible overthrow of the government.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Central Asia, Dictatorships, Political Dissidents, Technology Dissidents

Court Shuts Down Independent Kazakhstani News Site

By DC Editors - June 2, 2018 Leave a Comment

Independent Kazakhstani News

Kazakh court ordering the closure of the independent website Ratel.kz and takes action against its editor

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Central Asia, Dictatorships, Journalism and Free Speech

Revealing China’s Mass-Indoctrination Camps For Muslims

By DC Editors - May 18, 2018 Leave a Comment

China's Mass-Indoctrination Camps

Authorities in a Muslim region have ensnared hundreds of thousands of Muslim Chinese in mass internment camps

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, Central Asia, China, Dictatorships, Uyghur People

Blunder of Kazakh dictatorship’s new capital reflects misrule

By DC Editors - April 2, 2018 Leave a Comment

Kazakh dictatorship's new capital

Many of Kazakhstan capital Astana’s residents compare Astana unfavourably with the former capital Almaty

Filed Under: Democracy Culture Tagged With: Central Asia, Dictatorships

How the Turkmen dictator’s son is being groomed for power

By DC Editors - April 1, 2018 Leave a Comment

Turkmen dictator's son

Serdar Berdymukhamedov, the son of President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, claims 91.4 percent vote win

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Central Asia, Dictatorships

Turkmenistan’s latest fake election used to spotlight president’s son

By DC Editors - March 25, 2018 Leave a Comment

Turkmenistan's latest fake election

Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov won presidential vote last year with a scandalous vote of more than 97 percent

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Central Asia, Dictatorships, Nepotism

Uzbekistani activist protester freed after 12 years in prison

By DC Editors - February 25, 2018 Leave a Comment

Uzbekistani activist protester

Uzbekistan has released an activist who was jailed for nearly 12 years after a bloody crackdown on protesters

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Central Asia, Political Dissidents

Government Retaliates against Kazakhstan Civil Society Groups

By DC Editors - June 22, 2017 Leave a Comment

Kazakhstan Civil Society Groups

Kazakhstan began targeting three prominent Almaty-based human rights NGOs for snap tax inspections

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Central Asia, Political Dissidents

Turkmen Dictator Holds Amazingly Brazen Fake Vote

By DC Editors - February 13, 2017 Leave a Comment

Turkmen Dictator Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov

Turkmen Dictator Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov claims new seven-year term by securing 97 percent of the vote

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Central Asia, Dictatorships

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