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Moscow curries favor, neighbors seek more gas, and Turkmenistan’s colossal methane pollution could power Afghanistan at little cost many times over. Our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

Video footage shows Abdukakhkhor Rozikov's body covered in bruising.

Mamadshoeva is just one among a countless number of Pamiris subjected to arbitrary trials in recent months.

Pirmukhammadzoda says he has no hope in the justice system and expects to receive a lengthy sentence.

Rahmon indicates that he wants more money and attention from Moscow.

More than a military alliance analogous to NATO, the bloc is a political entity. But analysts have never agreed on its exact purpose.

A largely Tajik village in Kyrgyzstan has been dragged into a diplomatic row since the latest fighting with neighboring Tajikistan.

The surprise trip comes amid a period of geopolitical turmoil in the region, as Russia is getting set to annex several parts of Ukraine.

In the first episode of our new podcast, we discuss a watershed moment in Central Asia's independent history, as Putin's war pushed the countries into China's arms. Plus, the worst violence yet between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. And more.

Videos are emerging that do not support the Tajik government’s minimal statements about its border war with Kyrgyzstan.

The geographical spread of the confrontations is causing alarm.

IRPT members have been the object of mass arrests and sham trials since 2015.

The only figure that the regime deems worthy of open adulation is President Emomali Rahmon.

The UNHCR says the deportations are putting people's lives at risk.