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President of Kazakhstan Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev (L) was met in Berlin by Federal Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz (R).

Central Asia in Focus: Central Asian Leaders Visit Berlin

In this week’s edition: Central Asian leaders visit Berlin, Kyrgyz Courts are called out for leniency on rapists, Kazakh Police raid Tajik migrant laborers, and more.

Kazakh Journalist Dinara Egeubayeva

Central Asia in Focus: Kazakhstan Publishes List Resembling Russia’s ‘Foreign Agent’ Registry 

In this week’s edition: Kazakhstan publishes a list resembling Russia’s ‘foreign agent’ registry, Amnesty International and the United Nations criticize Tajikistan over their treatment of Pamiris, and more.

An image of a mother and young daughter holding hands at a memorial for victims of war crimes in Bucha, Ukraine, from September 2023

Central Asia in Focus: Russia Blocks Kyrgyz, Tajik Websites For Coverage Of Ukraine

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.

Photos of the weapons seized from the militants, such as bullets, magazines, guns, and others.

Central Asia in Focus: Tajik Authorities Claim Militants Crossed from Afghanistan

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.

A photo of the homepage of Kloop Media's website.

Central Asia in Focus: Kyrgyz Authorities Trying to Close Down Kloop

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.

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoev's daughter, Saida Mirziyoeva.

Central Asia In Focus: Uzbek President’s Daughter Takes Senior Post

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.

Central Asian leaders with Xi Jinping

Central Asia in Focus: U.S.-Central Asian Summit Announced

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.

Central Asians working in Russia as street cleaners in a Moscow street. (RFE/RL).

Central Asia in Focus: Cost of Russian Work Permits Increase

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

Burnt market in the village of Arka in Kyrgyzstan's Batken region, after the armed conflict on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border on August 16-17, 2022.

Central Asia In Focus: Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan Border

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

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