CPJ urges Tajik authorities to release journalist
The Committee to Protect Journalists on August 19 called on Tajik authorities to drop bribery charges against noted journalist Ahmad Ibrohim, who was arrested a
Geo Politics
TJK
Business & Economy
UZB
UN launches projects to address environmental and health challenges in Karakalpakstan
The United Nations, in collaboration with the Government of Karakalpakstan, announced the launch of two projects to tackle pressing environmental and health issues
Geo Politics
KZ
Prison term of Kazakh ex-president’s nephew replaced with suspended sentence
A court in Kazakhstan’s eastern city of Oskemen has replaced a six-year prison sentence given to a nephew of Kazakhstan’s former strongman President Nursultan Nazarbaev
Business & Economy
UZB
Afghanistan, Uzbekistan sign investment, trade agreements worth $2.5 billion
Afghanistan and Uzbekistan signed 35 investment and trade agreements worth $2.5 billion during Uzbekistan Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov’s visit to Kabul on August
Geo Politics
TJK
Noted Tajik journalist reportedly arrested
Several sources close to law enforcement in Tajikistan told RFE/RL over the weekend that police in the Central Asian nation’s southern city of
Eurasia
Geo Politics
World
Taliban-led government celebrates 105th anniversary of Afghanistan independence
Top officials of the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan marked 105 years of the country’s independence on August 18 by demanding mutual respect from
Business & Economy
UZB
New wastewater treatment plant will be built in Uzbekistan’s Tashkent region
The government of Uzbekistan and a consortium of companies including Abu Dhabi Sustainable Water Solutions (UAE), SUEZ (France) and Marubeni (Japan) have signed
Business & Economy
KG
KZ
TJK
EDB member states show robust growth supported by industrial production and domestic demand
The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) has released the latest Macroeconomic Review for the Bank’s six member states: Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and
International Affairs
TJK
ADB $30 million grant to improve maternal and child healthcare services in Tajikistan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $30 million grant to enhance maternal and child health care services in three districts in Tajikistan—Ayni, Dangara,
Business & Economy
KG
Kyrgyzstan imports electricity from Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Russia
In the first half of 2024, Kyrgyzstan imported 2.02 billion kWh of electricity, including 909.8 million kWh from Russia and Kazakhstan, 837.5 million
