Fergana News

Fergana News was established in 1998 and is one of the most popular resources dealing with the life of Central Asian countries of the former USSR.

Another Kyrgyz journalist accused of being an “enemy of the people”

Ulugbek Babakulov raised the problem of Kyrgyz nationalism online. And now, he’s being smeared publicly.

By Fergana News

/ 31 May 2017

A day watching Turkmen television

In Turkmenistan, people will do anything to avoid watching their tightly-controlled state media. This journalist spent a day glued to the screen to find out why.

By Fergana News

/ 15 May 2017

Seven moments from the life of Almazbek Atambayev

The rise of Kyrgyzstan’s increasingly authoritarian president is an unusual story. Fergana News recalls some of its stranger chapters.

By Fergana News

/ 11 Apr 2017

Listening to Russia’s female migrants

How a new multilingual magazine in St Petersburg is giving a voice to female migrants from Central Asia.

By Fergana News

/ 24 Feb 2017

In Uzbekistan’s jails, torture is an everyday occurrence

Trumped up charges, persecution of foreign citizens and extended sentences — this is the face of justice in Uzbekistan.

By Fergana News

/ 13 Jan 2017

Tajikistan’s imitation civil society

Harassment, intimidation and anti-opposition protest – this is the face of “civil society” in Tajikistan.

By Fergana News

/ 5 Oct 2016

Uzbekistan: who needs elections anyway?

Uzbekistan’s parliament approved the appointment of prime minister Shavkat Mirziyoyev as interim president of the country. But it is legal? And does the legality matter?

By Fergana News

/ 28 Sep 2016

Uzbekistan after Karimov: goodbye to the family business

As Uzbekistan's elite recovers from the shock of Islam Karimov's death, the scrabble for the spoils is only just beginning.

By Fergana News

/ 16 Sep 2016

Uzbekistan: after Karimov, what next?

The news that Uzbekistan’s president has suffered a stroke has plunged the region into uncertainty. Central Asian analysts from Fergana News offer their views.

By Fergana News

/ 31 Aug 2016