By Bruce Pannier The Kyrgyz Republic’s “Tulip” or “People’s” Revolution – the 20 anniversary of which falls on March 24 – is ...

A Soviet-era Central Asian pop music anthology shines a light on the region's ethnic diversity and music that transcends genres from Korean brass bands to Uyghur garage rock to Crimean jazz.

A year after the Crocus City Hall terror attack, Central Asian migrants in Russia face growing harassment, legal pressure, ...

Our writer takes us on a journey of a lifetime across the so-named “5-Stans,” with all the wonder and mystery these nations ...

The complexities surrounding derussifying names are an example of how past legacies are still felt in the region, affecting even the most basic life decisions.

With Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russian authorities have been increasingly targetting Central Asian migrants for military recruitment. Russian authorities often use arbitrary detention ...

We also heard Dastan Kasmamytov, a gay activist from Kyrgyzstan, talk about his campaign to increase the visibility of queer people in Central Asia by raising a rainbow flag on the world’s ...

UNICEF said that about 40% of measles infections in Europe and Central Asia were in children under 5 and that more than half ...

Central Asian countries have generously sheltered thousands of people fleeing war, persecution, or human rights violations. UNHCR established offices in Central Asia in response to the 1992-93 civil ...