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Journalists in Trouble: RFE/RL Hosts Wife of Imprisoned Crimean Journalist in Washington, D.C.

RFE/RL hosts Kateryna Yesypenko in D.C.; Armenian journalists targeted with Pegasus spyware; RFE/RL marks International Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners in Belarus; and more.

Central Asia in Focus: Water Clashes

Afghan-Iran clashes over water, Kyrgyz “Foreign Representatives” law, Uzbek Opposition Leader attacked, and more.

Central Asia in Focus: The Xian Summit

Xian Summit, military cooperation, Askar Akaev back in Kyrgyzstan, and more.

Central Asia in Focus: Central Asians Fighting for Russia in Ukraine

Uzbek Presidential Election, the Xian Summit, and more.

Central Asia in Focus: Wake Up, Kazakhstan Activists Jailed

Competition for nuclear power plants, Karakalpaks appeal, snap presidential election in Uzbekistan, and more.

Central Asia in Focus: Governments Tighten Shackles on Independent Media

State of press freedom in Central Asia, coming water crisis, resource nationalism in Kyrgyzstan, and more.

Journalists in Trouble: World Press Freedom Day Edition

A Kyrgyz court approves request to shut down Radio Azattyk; RFE/RL renews call for the release of imprisoned journalists in Belarus and Russian-occupied Crimea; and more.

Central Asia in Focus: U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Visits Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan

Lukpan Akhmedyarov detained, Kazakh oil shipped through BTC, UN Special Rapporteur on Religious Freedom makes recommendations, and more.

Central Asia in Focus: Taliban’s Creeping Diplomatic Inroads in Central Asia

‘Terrorist’ and ‘Extremist’ charges in Tajikistan, China investing in Afghan lithium, ban on meetings in Bishkek, and more.

Central Asia in Focus: Poisonous Air in Kazakhstan

Call for sanctions on Tajik Officials, criminalizing domestic violence in Uzbekistan, UN to visit Tajikistan, Kazakh oil workers detained, and more.