Newsletter
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.
Central Asia in Focus: Cold Reception in Russia for Kazakh President
Kazakh President visits Russia, expanding the Middle Corridor, investigating the violence in Uzbekistan’s Karakalpak Republic, and more.
Central Asia in Focus: European Union’s Diplomatic Push in Central Asia
EU’s diplomatic push in Central Asia, Turkmenistan sticks with Russia and Iran, Tajikistan and China Conduct Annual Military Exercises, and more.