For too long, peacebuilding has been left to men without any success, say activists on both sides of the conflict

The country, once considered Central Asia's most democratic, has seen a media and civic crackdown sparked by a...

For the first time in 30 years, Russians are heading to Central Asia rather than the other way around – to escape war

Russian citizenship is pragmatic for migrants from states like Tajikistan. But they may be dragged into Putin’s war

When the state can’t deal with crisis, people step up – inside and outside the country

Russians are leaving their country in droves to avoid being called-up to fight in Ukraine, heading for neighbouring...

Netflix has shown interest in films made in Kazakhstan, but the industry needs to win an audience at home too

OPINION: I’ve witnessed war, earthquakes, unrest, revolution and a pandemic. Now I’m packing my emergency bag again

Taliban-ruled Afghanistan’s new golden age of coal reveals a country that is going back to old-fashioned ways

Silk production is still a major part of the country’s economy – and women bear the brunt of this harsh work

Workers in Kazakhstan have faced pressure for years but continue to fight for their rights and social justice, new...

Uzbekistan has been rocked by its largest protest in nearly two decades. What happened – and who’s to blame?

Tajikistan has stepped up its offensive against the Gorno-Badakhshan region. I knew the man at the top of its hitlist

As NATO-backed pressure mounts on Russia’s troops, so too does the risk from weapons of mass destruction

Small farmers are the world’s primary suppliers of food. It’s imperative we listen to them, not the big corporates

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The mothers claim they were first on the streets during the January protests, the largest and most violent in the...

Access to abortion for Turkmen people has been shortened to five weeks. There’s been silence from those who could...

It is a truth universally acknowledged that the right-wing press will inflame any debate on decolonisation,...

Thousands of Russians have fled to the Armenian capital of Yerevan. But the war has far bigger implications for the...

The difference between the silence of ‘official’ Dushanbe and the views found on Tajikistan’s streets could not be starker