Majlis Podcast

This year’s edition of the international 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign got under way on November 25.

China’s presence in Central Asia has been growing for 30 years. China is now a leading trade and security partner, foreign investor, and source of everyday goods available in markets…

Tajik opposition activist Dilmurod Ergashev arrived in Tajikistan on November 7, after he was deported from Germany, where he had been seeking asylum since 2011.

The Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs just released a detailed report on military and security forces in Tajikistan.

Russian officials and celebrities have become increasingly critical of the countries and peoples of Central Asia since the Kremlin launched its full-scale war on Ukraine in February 2022 — and…

Kazakhs will vote on October 6 in a national referendum to authorize construction of a nuclear power plant.

Russia’s longtime influence in Central Asia seemed to fade after the launch of its full-scale war on Ukraine in February 2022, as other countries pursued stronger relations with Central Asian…

Racialization is the process of viewing a specific people with preconceived notions about them. In Russia, non-Russians — particularly people from Asia or the South Caucasus — have long been…

Russia’s historical legacy in Central Asia has come under increased scrutiny in the region since Russia launched its full-scale war in Ukraine.

In late June, Tajikistan passed a law on “alien clothing” that bans certain types of Islamic attire, particularly from Arab countries, and some types of Western clothing.

Nearly three years have passed since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan, to the dismay of much of the world.

Two years have passed since violence erupted in western Uzbekistan’s Karakalpakstan Sovereign Republic.