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.
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.
Kazakhstan Man Jailed For 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.
Court Shuts Down Independent Kazakhstani News Site
Kazakh court ordering the closure of the independent website Ratel.kz and takes action against its editor
Revealing China’s Mass-Indoctrination Camps For Muslims
Authorities in a Muslim region have ensnared hundreds of thousands of Muslim Chinese in mass internment camps
Blunder of Kazakh dictatorship’s new capital reflects misrule
Many of Kazakhstan capital Astana’s residents compare Astana unfavourably with the former capital Almaty
How the Turkmen dictator’s son is being groomed for power
Serdar Berdymukhamedov, the son of President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, claims 91.4 percent vote win
Turkmenistan’s latest fake election used to spotlight president’s son
Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov won presidential vote last year with a scandalous vote of more than 97 percent
Uzbekistani activist protester freed after 12 years in prison
Uzbekistan has released an activist who was jailed for nearly 12 years after a bloody crackdown on protesters
Government Retaliates against Kazakhstan Civil Society Groups
Kazakhstan began targeting three prominent Almaty-based human rights NGOs for snap tax inspections
Turkmen Dictator Holds Amazingly Brazen Fake Vote
Turkmen Dictator Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov claims new seven-year term by securing 97 percent of the vote