Society
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405 People in Tajikistan Freed From Criminal Liability for Social Media “Likes”17.02.2026 -
Specialized Parks to Be Created in Tashkent and Nukus to Develop the Creative Economy14.02 12:43 -
Japarov Promises to Investigate Abuses in the State National Security Committee and Reform the Service14.02 12:37 -
Former Russian Orthodox Church Priest Iakov Vorontsov Detained in Almaty on Suspicion of “Running a Drug Den”14.02 12:27 -
Uzbekneftegaz Stops Funding Football Clubs12.02 16:16 -
Tajikistan Attracted Nearly $7 Billion in Foreign Investment in 202512.02 16:13 -
A Graduate of Russia’s FSB Academy Appointed Secretary of Kyrgyzstan’s Security Council12.02 16:10 -
Uzbek President Instructs Navoi Region to Attract $4.2 Billion in Foreign Investment11.02 17:20 -
Kazakhstan Approves Extradition of Former Navalny Staffer to Russia11.02 17:17 -
Kazakh Trotskyist Student Sentenced in Russia for ‘Justifying Terrorism’11.02 16:48
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17 December17.12Sake for SixCentral Asia’s Rapprochement with Japan Comes with Hidden Pitfalls -
24 November24.11Here’s a New TurnRussian Scientists Revive the Plan to Irrigate Central Asia Using Siberian Rivers -
11 November11.11To Live Despite All HardshipUzbek filmmaker Rashid Malikov on his new film, a medieval threat, and the wages of filmmakers -
22 October22.10Older Than the Eternal CityWhat has Samarkand accomplished in its three thousand years of existence? -
16 October16.10Digital Oversight and Targeted RecruitmentRussia Approves New Migration Policy for 2026–2030 -
15 October15.10A Step Back into the Middle AgesWhy Kyrgyzstan Should Not Reinstate the Death Penalty -
26 September26.09PhotoA Close-Up of the BazaarPhoto Tour of the Fergana Valley with Anzor Bukharsky -
17 September17.09Risky PartnershipWhy Dealing with China Is Harder Than It Seems at First Glance -
15 September15.09“We May Not Play First Violin in the World of Contemporary Art, but Somewhere There We Tap on the Triangle”Valeria Ibraeva on the First Contemporary Art Museum in Central Asia, Opened in Almaty -
09 August09.08The two deportations of YaghnobDeep in the Tajik mountains live the last bearers of the dying language and culture of the ancient Sogdians -
06 August06.08What went wrong in Central Asia’s coronavirus response?How poor planning and a fixation on faulty test results undid months of hard work -
31 July31.07“Another week and I wouldn’t have got out of there alive”Why patients in Uzbekistan fear ending up in hospital, and medics fear the end of the lockdown -
30 July30.07“The number of graves now is 15 times greater”Lebap region residents told to hide new graves from satellite imaging amid more reports of chaos in Turkmenistan’s COVID-19 response -
25 July25.07Slaying the hydraWhy the coronavirus has been winning in Kyrgyzstan -
21 July21.07War of worldsThe first public protest action in Uzbekistan in defence of women’s rights met with an aggressive reaction from much of society -
02 July02.07Just like in Italy?Kazakhstan becomes the first Central Asian nation to struggle with a second wave of COVID-19 -
08 June08.06A very literal containmentHow Central Asia fought the coronavirus with quarantines, Part 2: Uzbekistan’s container camps -
19 May19.05“I felt like a criminal”How Central Asia fought the coronavirus with quarantines – and appears to be winning -
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 -
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 -
01 April01.04Central Asia in lockdownIt’s been a busy week in COVID-19’s Central Asia. Here’s a quick summary