Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyz authorities block RFE/RL websites, Darya Losik detained, Iranian authorities seize Radio Farda journalist’s remains, further repression in Russia, and more.

Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Culture, Information, Sports and Youth Policy announced it was blocking RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service websites for two months.

Police raid in Kyrgyzstan, Tajik Journalist recounts torture, Tajikistan-to-Turkey corridor opens, Uzbekistan’s history comes to Paris, and more.

A test for the Kazakh and Uzbek Presidents, new UN Assistance Mission Chief arrives in Afghanistan, the era of Russia Lite in Central Asia, and more.

The dying Collective Security Treaty Organization, criticism of Tajikistan’s treatment of journalists, the Russia-Central Asia Summit, and more.

Kazakhstan urged to vote for UN discussion on China’s abuses, a good time for Kyrgyz-Uzbek cooperation, and more.

Tajik Courts Convicting GBAO Residents, Rest in Peace Robin Ord-Smith, Kazakhstan’s Presidential Election, and more.

For a second straight year war broke out along the Kyrgyz-Tajik border on September 16.

On April 5, 2021, Aizada Kanatbekova was kidnapped by six men in the middle of the day in Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek.

Kazakhstan has been having problems lately shipping its goods through Russia to Europe, so Kazakh President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev ordered his government to find alternatives.