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Journalists in Trouble: Kyrgyz Government Moves to Shutter RFE/RL

Kyrgyz government moves to shut down RFE/RL; Radio Azadi defies Taliban restrictions; Darya Losik is sentenced; and more.

Central Asia in Focus: Russia’s Central Asian Casualties of War

Central Asians dying in Russia’s war, Kyrgyzstan’s judicial system problems, transportation corridor opens between India and Central Asia, and more.

Central Asia in Focus: Attacks on RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service

Attacks on RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service, Kazakhstan oil exports, human rights in Turkmenistan, Kyrgyz-Tajik ties, elections in Turkmenistan, and more.

Central Asia in Focus: Hydropower Cooperation

Former Uzbek President Islam Karimov once warned that large-scale hydropower projects that threatened the flow of water to downstream countries, such as Uzbekistan, could spark a war in Central Asia.

Journalists in Trouble: Kyrgyz Government Continues Illegal Censorship

Kyrgyz government extends web ban indefinitely; Taliban blocks RFE/RL programs; Iran sanctions RFE/RL; and more.

Central Asia in Focus: Potential Changes Kazakhstan’s Constitution

For nearly 28 years, Nursultan Nazarbaev ruled as president of independent Kazakhstan.

Central Asia in Focus: Starving For Justice in Kyrgyzstan

Starving for Justice in Kyrgyzstan, Chasing the Messenger in Uzbekistan, a conversation with Mary Lawlor, the fate of RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service Azattyk.

Central Asia in Focus: Tajik Courts Dispense Injustice

Tajik courts dispense injustice, Russia tries to recruit Central Asian migrant laborers, When will Uzbekistan’s President go to Kyrgyzstan?

Central Asia in Focus: Kyrgyzstan Cracks Down on Independent Media, Civil Society

Kyrgyzstan has always been considered more democratic than its Central Asian neighbors.

Journalists in Trouble: Kyrgyz Government Escalates Attack on RFE/RL

Kyrgyz parliament suspends accreditation of RFE/RL journalists; Ukraine charges FSB officer for torturing Vladyslav Yesypenko; and more.