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Central Asia in Focus: Project Finds More than 3,000 Central Asians Joined the Russian Military

In the final edition of Central Asia in Focus: More than 3,000 Central Asian citizens have joined the Russian military to fight in Ukraine, Kazakhstan follows Uzbekistan’s lead in offering “golden visas,”…

Central Asia in Focus: EU-Central Asia Summit

In this month’s edition: the first-ever EU-Central Asia summit took place in Uzbekistan, a list was released of Kazakh citizens recruited by Russia to fight in its full-scale war on…

Central Asia in Focus: Questions Remain after Kyrgyz-Tajik Border Deal

In this month’s edition: Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan came to a final agreement on border demarcation after more than 33 years, Turkey began to receive Turkmen gas following a new deal,…

Central Asia in Focus: No Rights in Tajikistan

In this month’s edition: Tajik authorities display a diminishing care about international criticism over human rights; Russian authorities consider charging fees for remittance transfers; and more.

Central Asia in Focus: Chinese-Kazakh Nuclear Fuel Production Hits Capacity

Kazakhstan’s state atomic energy company Kazatomprom announced on January 6 that its joint nuclear fuel project with the China General Nuclear Power Company (CGNPC) reached its design capacity at the end of…

Central Asia in Focus: Tajikistan Deports Afghan Asylum Seekers

In this week’s edition: Tajikistan deports Afghan asylum seekers, a man who plotted to assassinate Kyrgyz officials walks free after paying a fine, and more.

Central Asia in Focus: Uzbek Authorities Detain 17 Young Men Who Planned to Join ISIS

In this week’s edition: Uzbek authorities detain young men who planned on joining the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group, Kyrgyzstan signs agreement to build its first floating solar electric stations,…

Central Asia in Focus: Kyrgyz Authorities Target Another Opposition Party

In this week’s edition: Kyrgyz authorities detained leading members of Kyrgyzstan’s Social Democrats party, a Tajik court extended the prison sentence of Pamiri MMA fighter Chorshanbe Chorshanbiev, and more.

Central Asia in Focus: Kazakh Journalists Take Fight for Accreditation to Court

In this week’s edition: the trial of a group of Kazakh journalists started in an Astana court last week, Turkmenistan lost its contract to supply Russia with 5.5 billion cubic…

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