Tajikistan: State agency-linked company monopolizing public Wi-Fi The company in question is owned by the son of a top official related to the president. May 19, 2018
Kyrgyzstan: Power plant blame game threatens political showdown An opaque deal with a Chinese company is both business as usual and cause for political scandal in Kyrgyzstan. Nurjamal Djanibekova May 18, 2018
Tajikistan: Turning pigs into sheep, and other plagiarism adventures Buying a doctoral thesis can cost anywhere from $10,000 to $25,000. May 9, 2018
Kyrgyzstan man faces prison for Facebook insults Behind a Facebook argument about architecture in Kyrgyzstan is a knottier tale of rival politics and geopolitical allegiances. May 7, 2018
Kyrgyzstan: Ombudsman asks to pardon jailed opposition leader Freeing Tekebayev would be sure to deeply irritate the former president, who is engaged in a squabble with the incumbent leader. Nurjamal Djanibekova May 3, 2018
Perspectives | Radicalization among Central Asia’s migrants: Views from the ground A new report is strongest where the witnesses speak from a personal perspective. Peter Leonard Apr 27, 2018
Russia deploys teachers to Tajikistan on goodwill mission The idea of bringing teachers from Russia to Tajikistan has been on the agenda for years. Apr 27, 2018
Perspectives | Uzbekistan security service agents' immunity worries experts President Mirziyoyev has promised to reform the security services. But new legislation leaves members immune from justice. Ferghana News Apr 11, 2018
Kyrgyzstan protesters set fire to gold-processing plant under construction Protesters in the town of Kazarman pelted police with rocks. Apr 11, 2018
Kyrgyzstan: In Kazarman, nothing gold can stay Residents of the gold town are not opposed to having a harmful factory. They just want to stop another from appearing. Nurjamal Djanibekova, Photos by Danil Usmanov Apr 4, 2018
Kazakhstan threatens to block Telegram Authorities want the app makers to delete all content by government foe Mukhtar Ablyazov. Almaz Kumenov Apr 4, 2018
Kyrgyzstan: Atambayev returns, opening up front against president The former president has taken potshots at his erstwhile protege, igniting talk of a growing rift among the ruling elite. Nurjamal Djanibekova Apr 2, 2018
Central Asia Leaders Confab but Stop Short of Binding Commitments Bland soundbites aside, the rare meeting projected a sense of history-making. Mar 16, 2018
Uzbek artist builds on Central Asia's epic tradition Qyrq Qyz features traditional music on an unmistakably 21st century stage. Maria Mammina, David Trilling Mar 14, 2018
Kyrgyzstan: The Ponzi that Broke a Village "They purposely pick rural areas, where people are not so savvy." Nurjamal Djanibekova Mar 5, 2018
Uzbekistan: Abdullayev Case Taken Over by Prosecutors Bobomurod Abdullayev has managed to hire a lawyer to represent him, which he was previously prevented from doing by security services. Feb 20, 2018
Tajikistan: Turkey Hands Over Opposition Politician in Extra-Legal Move Numonjon Sharipov was reportedly spirited out of Istanbul by staff from the Tajik consulate. Feb 20, 2018
Tajikistan: Grandson of Opposition Leader Denied Medical Treatment IRPT leader Muhiddin Kabiri’s relatives say his three-year-old grandson is being denied paperwork to seek cancer treatment abroad. Feb 19, 2018
Kazakhstan Steps Up Campaign Against Ultra-Orthodox Islam The minister was eager to stress that men who wear beards for reasons of style need not worry; they do not fall into a "group at risk." Almaz Kumenov Feb 15, 2018
Perspectives | A Guide to Central Asia's Sacred Spaces Because constructing mosques was rarely feasible for nomadic peoples like the Kazakhs and Kyrgyz, shrines were among their most important religious sites. Alexander Morrison Feb 14, 2018
Kyrgyzstan: Ecologists Run Billboard Experiment to Test Dirty Air The level of particles in Bishkek's air exceeds recommended norms fourfold. Nurjamal Djanibekova Feb 14, 2018
Tajikistan Converts 2,000 Mosques Into Public Facilities Authorities are eager to streamline the practice of Islam and ensure greater control over religious life in the country. Feb 6, 2018
As Uzbekistan’s Last Stalinist Politician Exits Scene, What Next? The powerful head of Uzbekistan's security services is out, but rights activists caution against premature celebration. Feb 1, 2018
Uzbekistan: Tajik-Speaking Teachers in Short Supply Tajik communities hoping the issue might be addressed when the Uzbek president visits Tajikistan in March. Jan 26, 2018
Kazakhstan: Morality Mavens Monitoring Women Meet Uyatman: a cartoon superhero who patrols Kazakhstan to stop women from behaving "indecently" — and his real-life inspiration. Almaz Kumenov Jan 25, 2018