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Central Asia in Focus: May 24, 2022

The biggest crisis in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) of eastern Tajikistan since the 1992-1997 Tajik civil war erupted on May 16.

Central Asia in Focus: May 17, 2022

I’m trying to remember if I ever ate a meal in Central Asia without bread at the table and I cannot think of that happening even once.

Central Asia in Focus: May 10, 2022

Kazakhstan is conducting a national referendum on changes to the constitution on June 5.

Central Asia in Focus: May 3, 2022

When Turkmenistan announced there would be a presidential election, everyone knew President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov’s son Serdar would win.

Journalists in Trouble: World Press Freedom Day Edition

RFE/RL remembers Ukrainian Service journalist Vira Hyrych, who was killed in a Russian air strike in Kyiv.

Central Asia In Focus: Turkmenistan’s Former President Back In Charge

Preview Text: Changes to Turkmenistan’s parliament, China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway, Taliban’s electricity supply, update on RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service, and more.

Ukrainian Service’s ‘Landmine Valley’ Wins Top Honors

Multimedia piece “Landmine Valley” received recognition in prestigious Ukrainian journalism competition.

Current Time Journalist Detained During Moscow Inauguration Protests

Dramatic video footage shows riot police surrounding and shoving a Current Time TV journalist who was reporting live from demonstrations in Moscow’s central Pushkin Square on May 5 protesting President Vladimir Putin’s inauguration for a…

Ukrainian Service Reporters Commended

Several RFE/RL Ukrainian Service journalists have received awards for their reporting.

Nurgazy Dreams Big… And Wins (A Webby Award)

Thanks to all your votes, our video about Nurgazy — and his arduous journey to school — won a Webby award.