Kyrgyzstan: Town near Tajik border renamed in nationalist gesture Isfana is to be renamed after a venerated first secretary of the Kyrgyz Communist Party. Peter Leonard, Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Dec 30, 2021
Tajikistan: Little person’s bigtime courts controversy A charismatic, handicapped singer has gone viral, triggering appearances with Russian superstars and a member of the ruling family. Dec 13, 2021
Tajikistan: Authorities go back on their word in deal with GBAO residents State TV has smeared the victim of a police shooting as a hotheaded vigilante. Dec 10, 2021
Tajikistan: Teachers leaving for Russia and not looking back Salaries were always horribly low but living costs have soared since the pandemic began. Nov 10, 2021
Afghan refugees hope Tajikistan is just a pit stop Middle-class Afghans with the means to navigate Tajikistan’s bureaucracy see the country as a springboard to the West. Kamila Ibragimova Oct 15, 2021
Kazakhstan: 100 famed textbooks translated into Kazakh The project is intended to partially bridge the language knowledge gap with Russian. Almaz Kumenov Sep 23, 2021
Nuclear power riles Kazakhs once again Kazakhstan’s energy needs are overwhelmingly served by burning dirty coal. Zholdas Orisbayev Sep 16, 2021
Kazakhstan: Teaching in Russian makes language nationalists see red Activists are concerned that Kazakh does not enjoy the status it deserves. Almaz Kumenov Sep 1, 2021
Kazakhstan: Mystery of khan’s remains close to being solved? Kenesary’s ascendancy to the status of national hero arrived with independence. Almaz Kumenov Sep 1, 2021
Perspectives | Remember the disappeared, but don’t forget their families The victims of state-sponsored disappearances include the families who wake up every day uncertain, missing a loved one whose fate is not known. Ivar Dale Aug 31, 2021
Tajikistan temporarily takes in around 1,000 Afghan refugees It is one of a dozen or so countries that have agreed to accommodate refugees. Kamila Ibragimova Aug 30, 2021
Uzbekistan: 115 victims of Soviet repression rehabilitated Many of the repressed were targeted for their religious beliefs. Aug 26, 2021
Central Asia scrambles for clear response as Afghanistan crisis spills over Eurasianet sources say dozens of planes from Afghanistan have landed in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan over the last 24 hours. Kamila Ibragimova Aug 16, 2021
Russia bares fangs over language in Kyrgyzstan Politicians in Moscow claim to be concerned that Russian-speaking citizens may be facing intimidation and aggression in Kyrgyzstan – a fact that officials in Bishkek deny. Bakyt Ibraimov Aug 11, 2021
Taliban, weather, geopolitics: Afghanistan’s Kyrgyz wrestle with ‘stay or go?’ The small community has been thrust back into the news by the Taliban advance. But there are no easy answers to questions about their future. Bermet Talant Aug 9, 2021