Crossroads Asia

Kyrgyzstan opened a major border crossing with Uzbekistan, but will Tashkent let its citizens cross it?

The states of the former USSR have taken divergent paths -- some congratulating, some condemning -- in response to the election and protests in Belarus.

At Kyrgyzstan’s muted independence day celebration, a poet-singer called out government corruption in his performance.

The third edition of the FemAgora Central Asia festival began with online video conferences this year, as activists find new and original ways to create networks

Russia's vaccine has not completed critically important phase III trials, but Kazakhstan has made a deal for access if Sputnik V proves effective.

Rahmon, one of the world's longest-serving leaders, will seek a fifth term as Tajik president, setting rumors of a familial succession aside for now.

Given the devastation of the pandemic, the bank’s increased grants plans for Tajikistan are critical. But will it be enough?

Seventeen parties submitted documentation to run candidates in the upcoming parliamentary election, set for October 4, but not all will get to run.

The specifics of the charges against 47-year old Uzbek journalist Bobomurod Abdullaev remain unclear, but the case is drawing significant attention.

Turkey has joined the list of majority Muslim countries that have opted for silence in dealing with the one of the most pressing human rights issues of our time.

Atambaeyv’s second trial is still in progress, but previous cases against the former president and his ally, Sapar Isakov, were recently upheld.

Despite continued challenges, Uzbekistan’s civil society is more vibrant than at any time in the country’s young history.