The violence in Kazakhstan this month left 225 people dead, according to the authorities which previously reported much lower numbers….
Central Asia
Kazakhstan president vows to kill ‘terrorist’ protesters while calling in Russian help
Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev says his security forces will “shoot to kill without warning” and labelled protesters as foreign-backed “terrorists”. …
Ethnic Kazakhs in Afghanistan struggle to resettle in their increasingly unstable homeland
Amid attempts to allow ethnic Kazakhs to leave Afghanistan, Kazakhstan claims there are approximately 200 members of the community remaining,…
Kazakhstan marks 30 years of independence by cementing partnership with Europe
As Central Asia’s largest economy prepares to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of its independence next week, Kazakhstan has reflected on…
18 Nov 2021
Belgian Court of Appeal deals blow to Moldovan oligarchs Anatolie and Gabriel Stati
On 16 November 2021, the Belgian Court of Appeal handed down what the Republic of Kazakhstan described as a “ground-breaking…
Islamic observance booms in Uzbekistan after oppressive restrictions lifted
Uzbekistan’s president, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, has lifted restrictions on Islamic practices, sparking dramatic changes in the dictatorial Central Asian state. The…
Uzbekistan’s President Mirziyoyev cruises to victory after sham election
Uzbekistan appears to have given President Shavkat Mirziyoyev a second five-year term as a weak opposition failed to challenge the…
26 Sep 2021
Turkmenistan honours dogs and horses during 30th independence parade
26 Sep 2021
Russia moves to defuse border tensions between Tajikistan and Taliban regime in Afghanistan
24 Sep 2021
Kazakhstan offers a blueprint for shrinking the Covid-19 vaccine gap
31 Aug 2021
Rights campaigners say Chechnya authorities hunting down LGBT escapees
16 Mar 2020
Kyrgyzstan called to explain women’s protest arrests
13 Mar 2020
Uzbek president moves to end forced cotton labour
2 Mar 2020
Rights group calls for UN action on Uzbekistan
24 Feb 2020
Independent Uzbek told to move out by landowner
11 Feb 2020