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Alga Kazakhstan activists attempt for the fifth time to submit their registration forms to the Justice Ministry in Astana, Kazakhstan in October 2022. Sanya Tolken (RFE/RL).

Central Asia in Focus: Kazakh Opposition Party Denied Registration For 16th Time

Kazakh opposition party denied registration, Taliban rejects Central Asian fuel, the deteriorating human rights situation in Tajikistan, and more.

Briefly… Kubat Kasymbekov on How Central Asian Companies Supply Russia with Sanctioned Tech

RFE/RL Kyrgyz Service journalist Kubat Kasymbekov explains how Central Asian companies supply Russia with sanctioned tech.

Ihar and Darya Losik pose for a selfie.

Journalists in Trouble: Bishkek Court Annuls Decision to Shutter RFE/RL’s In-Country Operations

Kyrgyz court annuls decision to shutter RFE/RL; Czech Amnesty launches letter-writing campaign for Vladyslav Yesypenko; Ihar Losik marks three years in prison; and more.

Campaign posters of Uzbekistan's president and presidential candidate, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, and other candidates decorate the Uzbek capital of Tashkent on July 7, 2023. Vyachselav Oseledko (AFP).

Central Asia in Focus: No Change in Uzbekistan Until At Least 2037

Plus the falling Russian ruble’s effect on remittances, the new China-Afghanistan route, and more.

People wait in a queue in front of a state grocery store to buy cooking oil in Turkmenistan. (RFE/RL).

Central Asia In Focus: Breadline Beatings In Turkmenistan

In this week’s edition, breadline beatings in Turkmenistan, a victory for maternal names in Kyrgyzstan, the upcoming Uzbek election, and more.

Uzbek Minister of Energy Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov, Uzbek Deputy Prime Minister Jamshid Khodzhaev, and Chair of the Gazprom Management Committee Alexey Miller reach an agreement on the supply of Russian gas to Uzbekistan. Courtesy photo (Uzbek Ministry of Energy).

Central Asia in Focus: Russian Gas Flows to Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan will receive Russian gas, Turkmenistan puts a new city on the map, and more.

A view of the new port on the shores of the Caspian Sea near Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan. (AP).

Central Asia in Focus: The Shrinking Caspian Sea

Receding water in the Caspian, Russia tries to maintain influence in Kyrgyzstan, legal questions in Kazakhstan, and more.

Deputy of the State Duma of Russia and head of the Just Russia faction Sergei Mironov. (RFE/RL).

Central Asia in Focus: Russia’s Influence on Kyrgyz Legislation

Plus an alleged coup in Kyrgyzstan, water shortage, toxic ammonia spill, and more.

Kateryna Yesypenko and Jamie Fly stand in front of Ukraine House in Washington, D.C.

Journalists in Trouble: RFE/RL Hosts Wife of Imprisoned Crimean Journalist in Washington, D.C.

RFE/RL hosts Kateryna Yesypenko in D.C.; Armenian journalists targeted with Pegasus spyware; RFE/RL marks International Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners in Belarus; and more.

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