Resources

Supporting women-led civil society organisations in Uzbekistan to build peace and security

Overcoming a fraught legacy: building police–public cooperation in Central Asia

Community policing in Central Asia: Lessons and experiences from Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan

Towards a people-centred approach to security provision: expanding community policing and security

Uzbekistan’s long and fraught history of corruption and abuse of power since independence has led to widespread public mistrust of the police. Saferworld has worked with civil society partner Istiqlol Avlodi to pilot a community policing and community security approach as part of the country’s ongoing efforts to reform the police.

Trust and transparency central to improved COVID-19 responses in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan

Mistrust and scepticism of government efforts to fight COVID-19 have made it harder to contain the pandemic’s spread. Ilya Jones explores how the governments of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan can better respond to the virus and people’s concerns.

The evolving role of civil society in peace and security in Tajikistan: challenges and opportunities

Over the past decade, civil society has had a diminishing role in addressing security issues in Tajikistan. Given its close relationship with the people and ability to help with government reforms, this is cause for concern, writes Olimjon Bakhtaliev.

“Everything can be tolerated – except injustice.” Injustice and violence in Osh, Kyrgyzstan

Osh, Kyrgyzstan is still working through some of the structural drivers of the 2010 conflict that destroyed 2,677 buildings, displaced 80,000 people, and left approximately 500 people dead.

Tajikistan:  the impact of labour migration on internal peacebuilding dynamics

Tajikistan is the poorest country in Central Asia and is still affected by multiple internal challenges, a legacy of 1992-97 civil war.

Radicalisation and extremism in Kyrgyzstan: perceptions, dynamics and prevention

Often dubbed the most liberal of the Central Asian states, Kyrgyzstan has undergone a challenging transition since the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991.