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Tensions escalate between Azerbaijani and Russian officials over Azerbaijani Airlines crash investigation

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

3 days ago

Danish anthropologist denied entry to Kazakhstan for criticizing China's repression of Uyghurs

Written by Global Voices Eurasia

4 days ago

The creative is political: Five lessons from the case of a satirical activist in Kazakhstan

Written by Vlast.kz

1 week ago

Reporting from exile: Azerbaijani journalists confront new realities and old fears

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

2 weeks ago

Stories about Central Asia & Caucasus

In Afghanistan, women and girls fight oppression through continued education

Online learning platforms for education and self-expression are crucial now

Written by Forus

2 weeks ago

Meet the majestic Akhal-Teke horses, the national pride of Turkmenistan

They are also known as ‘golden’ and ‘heavenly’ horses

Written by Nurbek Bekmurzaev

3 weeks ago

How lemons became Tajikistan’s national brand

People who tried Tajik lemons tend to agree that they are the best in the world

Written by Nurbek Bekmurzaev

4 weeks ago

LIVE on April 16: Voices from the Future

The session will be live streamed on YouTube

Written by Malka Older

11 April 2025

Why is China investing in renewable energy in Kazakhstan?

China is simultaneously the world's biggest polluter and the global leader in renewables

Written by Nurbek Bekmurzaev, Brian Hioe

10 April 2025

Under Taliban rule, women and girls in Afghanistan turn to drugs amid rising depression

A consequence of facing nothing but a bleak future and being denied the right to study and work

Written by Hasht-e-Subh Daily

10 April 2025

Georgia's political landscape remains in turmoil

The government has decided to create a 'Department of Government Efficiency' ostensibly to oversee the various branches of executive power

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva, OC Media

6 April 2025

In Azerbaijan, the statutory rape of a minor sparks an outcry

The families of the victim and the perpetrator quietly arranged for a marriage ceremony when they learned of the girl's pregnancy

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

3 April 2025

The winners and losers of the Chinese waste processing plant in Kyrgyzstan

After three failed attempts, Bishkek is finally getting a waste processing plant

Written by Nurbek Bekmurzaev, Brian Hioe

2 April 2025

Cash, cars, gold, and livestock: How Kyrgyzstan organized its largest crowdfunding campaign to help sick children

The nation is able to rally and mobilize resources in the face of adversity

Written by Nurbek Bekmurzaev

31 March 2025

Rice farmers in Uzbekistan face water shortages and migrate

Rice harvest is moving from the Amu Darya to the Syr Darya region

Written by Vlast.kz

30 March 2025

Armenia and Azerbaijan stuck yet again in signing peace deal

Just days after agreeing on the final text

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva, OC Media

28 March 2025

Complexities of decolonization of names in Central Asia

Close political and economic ties with Russia form a major obstacle

Written by Nurbek Bekmurzaev

23 March 2025

The story of the only German-language newspaper in Central Asia

Minority newspapers are key to mutual understanding

Written by Anton Genza

20 March 2025

A ballerina battles for European Georgia

In Natia Bunturi's eyes, Georgia's struggle is one of resilience and hope

Written by Giorgi Ninos

16 March 2025

Georgia marks 100 days of protests

Thousands of people gathered outside the Georgian Parliament in the 100th consecutive day of protests against the government’s U-turn on EU membership negotiations.

Written by OC Media, Arzu Geybullayeva

12 March 2025

Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan reach border agreement enhancing Central Asian security

Settling the border dispute could spur cooperation and connectivity

Written by Vlast.kz

11 March 2025

Nine women journalists will spend International Women's Day behind bars in Azerbaijan

Numerous Azerbaijani women journalists have been arrested on bogus smuggling charges

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

6 March 2025

How to save the Caspian Sea from turning into an environmental disaster

It could lose one third of its area by the end of the century

Written by Nurbek Bekmurzaev

3 March 2025

Georgian food goes international

'The New Yorker forecast the rise of the cuisine in 2019, and a mass appeal moment has finally arrived across Western Europe'

Written by Elliot Friar

2 March 2025

In a village of Azerbaijan, people's homes are destroyed, and trees are cut down en masse

The destruction results from reconstruction and development plans after the Second Karabakh War

Written by Meltem Talibzade

1 March 2025

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