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May 31, 2023
Central Asia in Focus: Water Clashes

Afghan-Iran clashes over water, Kyrgyz “Foreign Representatives” law, Uzbek Opposition Leader attacked, and more.

May 23, 2023
Central Asia in Focus: The Xian Summit

Xian Summit, military cooperation, Askar Akaev back in Kyrgyzstan, and more.
May 16, 2023
Central Asia in Focus: Central Asians Fighting for Russia in Ukraine

Uzbek Presidential Election, the Xian Summit, and more.
May 10, 2023
Central Asia in Focus: Wake Up, Kazakhstan Activists Jailed

Competition for nuclear power plants, Karakalpaks appeal, snap presidential election in Uzbekistan, and more.
May 04, 2023
Central Asia in Focus: Governments Tighten Shackles on Independent Media

State of press freedom in Central Asia, coming water crisis, resource nationalism in Kyrgyzstan, and more.
April 25, 2023
Central Asia in Focus: U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Visits Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan

Lukpan Akhmedyarov detained, Kazakh oil shipped through BTC, UN Special Rapporteur on Religious Freedom makes recommendations, and more.
April 18, 2023
Central Asia in Focus: Taliban’s Creeping Diplomatic Inroads in Central Asia

‘Terrorist’ and ‘Extremist’ charges in Tajikistan, China investing in Afghan lithium, ban on meetings in Bishkek, and more.
April 12, 2023
Central Asia in Focus: Poisonous Air in Kazakhstan

Call for sanctions on Tajik Officials, criminalizing domestic violence in Uzbekistan, UN to visit Tajikistan, Kazakh oil workers detained, and more.
April 04, 2023
Central Asia in Focus: The Rape Case Shocking Uzbekistan

Kazakh labor strikes, Taliban's relationship with Central Asian countries, Kyrgyz court extends ban on meetings, and more.
March 21, 2023
Central Asia in Focus: Russian Ties

Central Asian diplomacy with Russia and the West, effects of Afghan water project, Serdar Berdymukhammedov's presidency, a new Kazakhstan?, and more.
March 14, 2023
Central Asia in Focus: Bombings South of Uzbekistan

An Act of Defiance in Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan’s Mazhilis elections, UNHCHR Chief Visiting Central Asia, and more.
March 07, 2023
Central Asia in Focus: Blinken Visits Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

Blinken Visits Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, Kyrgyz hydropower, gender-based violence in Central Asia, inequality in the workplace, and more.

About Central Asia in Focus

An authoritarian tide is sweeping through Central Asia, resulting in political repression and a stark retreat in civil liberties. Central Asia in Focus, a weekly newsletter, focuses on key events shaping the course of the region. Author Bruce Pannier shares personal insights informed by his three decades of experience covering Central Asia, and tells his readers what may come next.

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Central Asia In Focus

Sunday 4 June 2023

Central Asia in Focus: Water Clashes

Central Asia in Focus: The Xian Summit

Central Asia in Focus: Central Asians Fighting for Russia in Ukraine

Central Asia in Focus: Wake Up, Kazakhstan Activists Jailed

Central Asia in Focus: Governments Tighten Shackles on Independent Media

Central Asia in Focus: U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Visits Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan

Central Asia in Focus: Taliban’s Creeping Diplomatic Inroads in Central Asia

Central Asia in Focus: Poisonous Air in Kazakhstan

Central Asia in Focus: The Rape Case Shocking Uzbekistan

Central Asia in Focus: Russian Ties

Central Asia in Focus: Bombings South of Uzbekistan

Central Asia in Focus: Blinken Visits Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

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