Central Asian presidents cannot stop appointing their relatives to high-level postsBlood ties trump merit and professional qualificationsWritten by Nurbek Bekmurzaev31 August 2023
If adopted, Tajikistan’s draft law on bloggers will do more harm than goodJournalists and bloggers fear the bill will have cumbersome restrictionsWritten by Nurbek Bekmurzaev28 August 2023
Kyrgyzstan's national game, kok-boru, continues to attract new fans around the worldKok-boru appeared on a Netflix show about unique traditional gamesWritten by Nurbek Bekmurzaev24 August 2023
A podcast in Kazakhstan is under controversy for inviting a friend of the Boston Marathon bomberThe emotional and controversial episode left its viewers divided Written by Nurbek Bekmurzaev10 August 2023
Uzbekistan's list of foreign policy challenges grows largerWar in Ukraine and the Taliban in Afghanistan add concernWritten by Nurbek Bekmurzaev8 August 2023
Zere's new album is a continuation of her fight against gender inequality in KyrgyzstanHer songs provide solace and strength to women and girls Written by Nurbek Bekmurzaev7 August 2023