Newsletter
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.
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.
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.
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 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 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.
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.
Journalists in Trouble: Restrictions on RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service Lifted Following Court Decision
Kyrgyz government restores access to RFE/RL websites, bank account; Amnesty letter-writing campaign for Vladyslav Yesypenko continues; RFE/RL marks anniversary of fraudulent election in Belarus; and more.
Central Asia in Focus: Concerns and Opportunities with the Taliban
In this week’s edition: Central Asian countries’ concerns about the Taliban, China funds a hydropower plant, and more.
Central Asia in Focus: Putin’s Credibility in Central Asia
Prigozhin’s mutiny, religious freedom in Kazakhstan, Kazakh and Kyrgyz companies help Russia avoid sanctions, and more.