Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet Vladimir Putin at a summit in the Uzbek city of Samarkand on his first…
Central Asia
Tajikistan denying rights after crackdown in autonomous region: HRW
Tajikistan has detained more than 200 citizens from the Gorno-Badakshan autonomous region since protests in May and giving them closed…
Tensions remain high in Uzbek region of Karakalpakstan after violence
Uzbekistan has U-turned on proposed constitutional amendments that would have removed the right of the Karakalpakstan region to hold a…
Shooting on Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border sparks fears of wider conflict
A Tajik soldier has reportedly been killed in shooting on the disputed border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Shootouts have become…
Scientists pinpoint origins of Black Death to Kyrgyzstan
The Black Death, one of the deadliest infectious outbreaks in recorded history – killing 75 to 200 million people worldwide…
Kazakh president refuses to recognise Russian-held ‘republics’ in Ukraine
Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev caused an uncomfortable moment for Russian dictator Vladimir Putin when he said his giant Central Asian…
Kazakhs to vote on constitutional reforms to limit presidential powers
Kazakhs are due to vote in a referendum on constitutional reforms on June 5 on 33 separate articles – about…
11 Apr 2022
Kazakhstan struggles to maintain relations with Russia amid war with Ukraine
6 Apr 2022
Kazakhstan distances itself from Putin’s war on Ukraine
20 Mar 2022
Turkmenistan swears in dictator’s son as new president
11 Mar 2022
Turkmenistan prepares for rubber-stamp election of president’s son
12 Feb 2022
Kazakhstan president Tokayev boosts ties with Russia while pushing aside his strongman predecessor
31 Jan 2022
Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan move to end border clashes but tensions remain high on ill-defined frontier
18 Jan 2022
Kazakhstan president consolidates grip after violence
8 Jan 2022
Kazakhstan president vows to kill ‘terrorist’ protesters while calling in Russian help
8 Jan 2022