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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…

Central Asia in Focus: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan Snub Russian Organizations

In this week’s edition: Russia fails to induct Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan into two multilateral organizations, a Tajik court sentences two members of the banned political opposition movement Group 24 to…

Central Asia in Focus: Kazakhstan’s Referendum on Nuclear Power

In this week’s edition: Kazakhstan conducted a national referendum on constructing the country’s first nuclear power plant, the court decision in the controversial trial of Kyrgyz journalists is expected soon,…

Central Asia in Focus: Uzbek Senate Adopts “Undesirable Foreigner” Law

In this week’s edition: Uzbekistan’s Senate adopted the its “undesirable foreigners” law, the role of “Russian Community” Nationalists’ role in raids on migrant communities grows, and more.

Central Asia in Focus: Independent Media Outlets Back Under Pressure in Kyrgyzstan

In this week’s edition: independent media outlets in Kyrgyzstan face renewed pressure from the authorities, Russian politicians support bans on migrant laborers bringing their families to Russia, and more.

Central Asia in Focus: Kazakhstan Officially Accepts Credentials of Taliban Envoy

In this week’s edition: Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry has officially recognized the Taliban envoy, Russia puts sanctions on the Aga Khan Network, and more.

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