Kazakhstan: Intimidation rules as authorities seek to control the message Press freedom campaigners say that Kazakhstan’s reporting environment has “drastically turned to the worse” since the new president came to power. Joanna Lillis Aug 11, 2019
Georgia video | Creeping borders Residents call the moving border a “creeping occupation” because the Russian military has pushed deeper into Georgian territory since the war. Tako Robakidze Aug 8, 2019
Tajikistan: Russia hinders independent Tajik news website Asia-Plus was deemed extremist by Moscow for a report on a suicide attempt. Aug 5, 2019
The Kazakh centenarian who escaped the Soviets twice Asiya Sardarbek fled the Red Army in Kazakhstan and then Afghanistan. Darkhan Umirbekov Jul 26, 2019
Kyrgyzstan: Ex-president returns triumphant with Putin's support The government must either admit it is subordinate to Moscow or risk provoking its ire. Nurjamal Djanibekova Jul 25, 2019
Kyrgyzstan: Embattled ex-president flies to Russia Atambayev was accompanied to the plane by 200 supporters. Nurjamal Djanibekova Jul 24, 2019
Kazakhstan: Consensus-building council already generates grumbling Most of the people in the forum are already largely aligned with government positions. Almaz Kumenov Jul 18, 2019
Perspectives | Moscow’s local election: Ghosts, disqualification, and real political competition By engaging the regime on its own terms, local opposition candidates are making it harder to exclude them. Yana Gorokhovskaia Jul 17, 2019
Perspectives | Civic tech activism vs. digital authoritarianism The sledgehammer approach to suppressing civic activism is not working for the internet. Barbara von Ow-Freytag Jul 16, 2019
Kazakh and Kyrgyz stuntmen feature in Disney’s Mulan Almaty-based Nomad Stunts is behind many of the action shots. Aliya Uteuova Jul 12, 2019
Kazakhstan: Xinjiang rights activist case crawls toward trial Bilash is viewed as a worryingly popular figure by authorities. Chris Rickleton Jul 11, 2019
Georgians hope Tbilisi-Moscow war of words doesn’t escalate A Russian diplomat’s pointed mention of “war” may have been metaphorical, but Georgians aren’t taking chances. Giorgi Lomsadze Jul 5, 2019
Kazakhstan jails mothers to be on the safe side The women were accused of harboring leaflets advertising an upcoming protest. Chris Rickleton Jul 4, 2019
Tajikistan, Iran see tunnel at the end of the fight Tehran is also nearing a deal on getting more money out of a hydropower plant it built some years ago. Jul 2, 2019
Kazakhstan: Residents of blast-hit town on the march Arys residents say they want the authorities to give them new homes. Almaz Kumenov Jun 27, 2019