Central Asia

In an escalation of harassment of journalists in Tajikistan, four RFE/RL journalists were beaten, threatened, and had their electronic equipment seized after conducting an interview.

Kazakhstan is conducting a national referendum on changes to the constitution on June 5.

When Turkmenistan announced there would be a presidential election, everyone knew President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov’s son Serdar would win.

RFE/RL’s Malali Bashir discusses how Radio Azadi brings women’s voices into the debate about Afghanistan’s present and future.

RFE/RL’s Mustafa Sarwar talks about how Radio Azadi changes the lives of ordinary Afghan residents, by spotlighting their stories and focusing attention on underserved communities.

RFE/RL’s Qadir Habib talks about Radio Azadi’s continuing role, since the Taliban takeover, in providing Afghan audiences with truthful information.

RFE/RL Kazakh Service managing editor Mukhtar Senggirbey discusses the high cost paid by Kazakh residents for participating in the nationwide fuel-price protests in early January 2022.

RFE/RL Kazakh Service Managing Editor Mukhtar Senggirbey describes the increasingly dire situation facing independent media and civil society in Kazakhstan.

Preview Text: Changes to Turkmenistan’s parliament, China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway, Taliban’s electricity supply, update on RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service, and more.

RFE/RL President Jamie Fly criticized the targeting of Kazakh journalists covering fuel price protests that have spiraled beyond the government’s control.