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Orgalcha’s company has backed the president, leading some to suspect he is bending the rules to favor her.

The end of the harvest is a time for ritual partying in southern Kyrgyzstan. The festivities can last for days.

Changing tastes threaten askiya, a centuries-old Uzbek tradition that prizes wit, improvisation, and mastery of language.

The new launchpad is designed to accommodate more environmentally safe craft.

A charismatic, handicapped singer has gone viral, triggering appearances with Russian superstars and a member of the ruling family.

Tashkent is regretting its early embrace of the Chinese app.

Tekebayev says he was warned to stop protesting the results of the election.

An outspoken local deputy says police are trying to shame her into silence, using techniques evocative of the late Islam Karimov’s dictatorship.

The new parliament is dominated by figures loyal to the president.

There was much to discuss just over a year after the end of the war, including ongoing border tensions, plans to reopen borders and transportation, and the fate of Armenian prisoners.

Ahead of elections this weekend, one candidate’s signature campaign gimmick was to hold a contest for his daughter’s hand.

The country no longer has a choice, the president says.

The question of whether Uzbekistan should join the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union, with its single market of 184 million people, has provoked fierce debates.

Ethnic intolerance has surfaced in an increasingly vicious political battle.

Rustam Inoyatov was once considered the kingmaker of Uzbek politics.