Uzbekistan Reports

Central and South Asia Strategy Summary

Search for Common Ground’s strategy for “Central and South Asia,” focuses on the dynamics within and around five countries – Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Developed in 2019, this strategy focuses on our approach for our work in the conflict geography which is made up of three interlocking conflict systems: Afghanistan’s recurring and ongoing war; social and political divisions in Pakistan, particularly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Afghanistan’s border; and the conflicts of the Ferghana Valley and beyond in Central Asia.

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Mass media and social media analysis on religious freedom and violent extremism in Central Asia: Cases of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan

This report was produced by Search’s “Protect to Prevent” project funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor in December 2020. It analyzes the content of traditional media and social networks on religious freedom and violent extremism in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. At the same time, the study seeks to examine hate speech against certain religious groups and how pre-labeling affects those officially accused of extremism.

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Report on the results of analysis of the legal framework for freedom of religion and belief in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan

This report was produced by Search’s “Protect to Prevent” project funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor in December 2020. It summarizes the main methodological guidelines, key issues in the field of the right to freedom of religion, and the results of the analysis of the legal framework on freedom of religion and belief in the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Republic of Tajikistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan. The report highlights the most controversial issues in this area, draws conclusions, and offers recommendations for improving legislation and law enforcement practice.

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Information flows and radicalization leading to violent extremism in Central Asia

“Information flows and radicalization leading to violent extremism in Central Asia” is a comprehensive qualitative and quantitative study conducted in three countries of the Central Asian region by the SFCG Kyrgyzstan team with the support of Internews Kyrgyzstan and funding provided by the European Union.

This comprehensive study consists of an in-depth study of existing literature and publications in the media, semi-structured interviews and representative surveys about the information consumption habits of ordinary people in the region.

A thorough analysis of the habits of information consumption revealed the following basic patterns and findings:

  1. The modern attitude of the peoples of Central Asia to the growing role of religion and its presence in society.
  2. The influence of the public discourse regime on people’s habits of information consumption.
  3. The most trusted information sources for citizens of Central Asia.
  4. The main factors and driving forces of radicalization inherent in the region.

In the detailed reports available both in Russian and English, you can find more information that describes in detail the above findings.

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