BISHKEK (TCA) — A street performance aimed to draw the attention of citizens to illegal migration and trafficking in human beings was held in

BISHKEK (TCA) — Entry into the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) would be advantageous for Tajikistan but the country is not yet ready for such

DUSHANBE (TCA) — Tajik officials say the number of Tajik migrant workers who left to Russia and other countries in the first half of 2016 has

BISHKEK (TCA) — Labour migration is as old as human statehood: ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt and Rome benefited from it. But the process is dynamic

DUSHANBE (TCA) — As Tajik officials last month announced Tajikistan’s intention to join the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), we are

TASHKENT (TCA) — High levels of unemployment remain the main factor in persistent numbers of Uzbek citizens wandering out, mainly to the Russian

OSH, Kyrgyzstan (TCA) — Early in September, Tajikistan will mark a quarter-century of independence that followed the implosion of the USSR in

BISHKEK (TCA) — After entering the Eurasian Economic Union in August 2015, Kyrgyzstan has joined to the single labor market of Kazakhstan,

ASTANA (TCA) — In the first eight months of 2016, 12,963 citizens from Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) member states arrived in Kazakhstan with

KABUL (TCA) — Afghanistan has agreed to help the European Union forcibly return thousands of migrants by issuing travel documents and accepting

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BISHKEK (TCA) — The Russian Interior Ministry has proposed to significantly increase penalties for providing housing and bogus residence

DUSHANBE (TCA) — As Russia continues to attract a large number of immigrants from Tajikistan, we are republishing this article by Kamila

BISHKEK (TCA) — Kyrgyzstan’s development results for 2016 are encouraging because the country has not faced major upheavals. According to Kyrgyz

TASHKENT (TCA) — On February 27, U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan Pamela Spratlen, along with U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Central Asia Dan

BISHKEK (TCA) — As internal migration from the villages to cities remains a social and economic problem in Central Asian countries, we are

ASTANA (TCA) — Urbanization will increase Kazakhstan’s competitiveness in the global arena, Zhaksybek Kulekeyev, an advisor to the director

BISHKEK (TCA) — Remittances from Kyrgyz citizens working in Russia make a significant contribution to the economic development of Kyrgyzstan,

BISHKEK (TCA) — Russian media reported that police suspect the bombing in a subway train in St. Petersburg on April 3 was carried out by a man

TASHKENT (TCA) — There is a large number of Uzbek labor migrants in Russia who are supporting Uzbekistan’s economy by sending money they earn