Central Asia

Catherine Putz explains the background to Kyrgyzstan’s October 2020 crisis.

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

Creative demonstrations for an imprisoned activist in Kazakhstan bridge digital and real-world engagement.

Beijing is well positioned to continue growing its influence in Central Asia, though some challenges remain ahead.

Turkmenistan says it is COVID-19 free, but the virus, analysts say, is impacting the country whether Ashgabat admits its presence or not.

Bashan Investment Group owns film production companies in Asia and, now, Tashkent's most recognizable building. 

Social and economic upheaval at such a scale as experienced amid the COVID-19 pandemic unavoidably entails political effects.

Moscow made an unprecedented comment in defense of the Russian language in Uzbekistan.