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In this week’s edition: Russia blocks Kyrgyz and Tajik websites over Ukraine coverage, Kazakhstan releases Karakalpak activists from custody, Uzbekistan’s new Campaign against beards and hijabs, and more.

In this week’s edition: Tajik authorities claim militants crossed over from Afghanistan, forced labor in Turkmenistan’s cotton fields, Kyrgyz authorities crack down, and more.

In this week’s edition: Kyrgyz authorities try to shut down Kloop, Kazakhstan builds its oil tanker fleet, markets reopen along the Tajik-Afghan border, and more.

In this week’s edition: Uzbek President’s daughter takes senior post, Central Asia pays more attention to water, Kazakhstan’s nuclear power plant plans, and more.

In this week’s edition: the upcoming U.S.-Central Asian summit, Kyrgyz water flows to China, Kazakhstan’s nuclear power plant construction, and more.

RFE/RL Belarus Service journalist Aleh Hruzdzilovich on his time in prison in Belarus.

The rising cost of Russian work permits for Central Asians, Kazakhstan’s water crisis, Tajikistan seeks EU preferential trade status, and more.

In this week’s edition: possible Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan border reopening, Uzbek police convicted for role in Karakalpak violence, and more.

Kyrgyz government restores access to RFE/RL websites, bank account; Amnesty letter-writing campaign for Vladyslav Yesypenko continues; RFE/RL marks anniversary of fraudulent election in Belarus; and more.