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Rights group denounces “one-sided” report into Korday disturbances21.05 17:38 -
Half of state employees in Dushanbe placed on unpaid leave as Tajikistan rushes to build temporary hospitals21.05 17:08 -
Kazakh parliament approves amended public assembly draft law21.05 10:52 -
Three quarters of surveyed Uzbeks in favour of joining EAEU20.05 16:50 -
Toqaev proposes putting brakes on Eurasian integration20.05 15:39 -
Ambulance worker injured in Kyrgyz quarantine riot19.05 16:34 -
Tajik authorities confiscate last business property of Zayd Saidov’s family19.05 16:26 -
Nur-Sultan mayor threatens to revert to strict lockdown measures due to “widespread carelessness”19.05 16:16 -
Tajikistan leaps to top of regional COVID-19 deaths listing as medics say they are working without PPE18.05 15:33 -
OSCE criticises lack of competition in Uzbek elections18.05 09:46 -
Kazakh senate sends controversial public assembly bill back for further work18.05 09:41 -
Turkmen authorities rush to fix hurricane-hit homes after demonstration15.05 16:23 -
Uzbekistan extends lockdown until 1 June but sets dates for easing of travel restrictions15.05 14:48 -
Uzbek government draws up plans to privatise 6 major banks14.05 20:26 -
65,000 Uzbeks waiting to return from Russia14.05 15:14
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14 May14.05Remind and ruleWhy Ukraine and Kazakhstan relate so differently to the millions of famine deaths they suffered during the Soviet era -
08 May08.05The price of silenceThe Tajik authorities’ prolonged refusal to acknowledge COVID-19 infections has come at a heavy cost to public health -
06 May06.05ВидеоThe moment the dam burstHelicopter video captures water gushing from the Sardoba reservoir, with vast damage reported in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan -
05 May05.05With Daddy’s blessingPolitical analysts on Toqaev’s sudden decision to remove Dariga Nazarbaeva from office -
28 April28.04Keep it in the familyWhat lies behind Rustam Emomali’s meteoric rise to power? -
26 April26.04“Generosity and Assistance”The Uzbek government has announced plans to help the public through the coronavirus crisis – with the main role falling to private business -
23 April23.04Viral doubtIs Turkmenistan really free of the coronavirus? -
17 April17.04A bad feelingAs one of the few remaining countries in the world yet to record cases, residents of Tajikistan are anxiously awaiting the arrival of COVID-19. Meanwhile, some doctors argue that the country experienced its first wave of the virus already last year... -
14 April14.04In harm’s wayRates of infection among Central Asian healthcare workers are alarming. Their complaints are rarely welcome -
12 April12.04“I guess I’ll sow potatoes”How the lockdown in Kazakhstan has left many ordinary Kazakhs in desperate straits -
08 April08.04State of emergencyHow ordinary Kyrgyz citizens are struggling under extraordinary circumstances -
05 April05.04“Far more serious than 2008 and 2014 combined”Economists on how the combined oil crash/coronavirus crisis threatens Central Asia -
01 April01.04Central Asia in lockdownIt’s been a busy week in COVID-19’s Central Asia. Here’s a quick summary -
26 March26.03Lung X-rays for travel, herbal fumes and a healthy dose of silenceHow Turkmenistan is fighting an officially non-existent epidemic -
20 March20.03A billion-dollar crisis package, appeals to private businesses and a bootleg alcohol tragedyThe latest coronavirus news from Central Asia -
19 March19.03Border closures, litigation against God in Kyrgyzstan and a lockdown in KazakhstanHow the coronavirus is being fought in Central Asia -
16 March16.03Still some way to goWhat can bloggers do in Mirziyoyev’s Uzbekistan? -
13 March13.03Spies in your inboxAmnesty International’s technology expert explains how Uzbek activists’ accounts were hacked -
12 March12.03Russia’s presidential term reset – a master class from its neighboursFor Putin’s CIS colleagues, extending one’s rule through constitutional amendments is an old trick -
09 March09.03All according to planWhy the recent elections in Tajikistan will have no effect on how the country is run -
06 March06.03Badlands from the Pamirs to the VolgaHow desertification threatens the countries of Central Asia, and how it can be stopped -
03 March03.03“Just honour your word!”Canadian solar power company SkyPower accuses the Uzbek authorities of reneging on a $1.3bn deal -
27 February27.02Contested groundViolence in the Surkhandarya region shines a spotlight once again on Uzbekistan’s problems with forced evictions and demolitions -
26 February26.02Prisoners of ConscienceHow Jehovah’s Witnesses in Turkmenistan are being sent to labour camps for conscientious objection to military service