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Every unhappy country is unhappy in its own way.

Tashkent is eager not to be seen as endorsing anti-war positions.

Plus: The geopolitical rivalry over Central Asia heats back up.

Farmland and pastures across Central Asia are far less productive after decades of monocropping.

Many see the adoption of Georgia's "foreign agent" legislation as a definitive geopolitical turn away from the West.

Georgia's ruling party cites the U.S. in defense of its controversial bills on foreign agents, but critics argue the nation is learning from the worst.

While the government insists it is trying to stop the spread of disinformation, press freedom advocates see a familiar attempt to control the message.

Plus: Rising gender-based violence in Kyrgyzstan

Our chief Caucasus correspondent reflects on the life and radically changing times of his father, who passed away last month.

Local media have ignored a report by RFE/RL's Uzbek service about shady goings-on in the oil and gas sector.

Households and enterprises across seven regions were knocked off the power grid over the weekend.

Zhanargul Zhumatai is well known for fostering cultural exchanges between China and Kazakhstan and has worked for media in both countries.

Plus: Valentine’s Day is just one challenge to dating in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.

174,000 Tajiks became citizens of Russia in 2022, up from 104,000 the year before.

The way the filmmakers and authorities are working so closely has given rise to questions about who exactly is backing this movie, and why.