TASHKENT (TCA) — Although there has been a marked change in the government’s attitude toward believers, being devout Muslims still remains dangerous in Uzbekistan. We are republishing this article on ... Read More
BISHKEK (TCA) — The Uyghur Human Rights Project has announced that, together with the Uyghur American Association and the Uyghur Academy, it will be hosting a “Symposium on the Identity Crisis of Uygh ... Read More
TASHKENT (TCA) — The Asaka Automobile Plant of GM Uzbekistan has received the third degree of quality integration into production processes – the BIQ (Built-In Quality) III certificate, the Jahon info ... Read More
ASTANA (TCA) — Kanat Alpysbaev, the head of Kazakhstan’s national railways company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ), has held a series of meetings in Shanghai with representatives of logistic platforms in ... Read More
DUSHANBE (TCA) — The Council of Ulema (a body of Muslim scholars who are recognized as having specialist knowledge of Islamic law and theology) of the Islamic Center of Tajikistan has issued a stateme ... Read More
ASTANA (TCA) — In recent years, it has become more difficult for Kazakhstan to maintain its allied relations with Russia while also pursuing a multi-vector policy of cooperation with the US and Europe ... Read More
BISHKEK (TCA) — “Fair and equal treatment of ethnic minorities is a prerequisite for a just society; helps prevent violent extremism,” said UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Andrew Gilm ... Read More
KABUL (TCA) — The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on May 21 said that Iran’s support to the Taliban in Afghanistan in the form of weapons and funding is leading to further violence and hinders peace ... Read More
TASHKENT (TCA) — An Amnesty International delegation will be in Uzbekistan this week in what the human rights watchdog describes as the first such visit to the country in 14 years, RFE/RL reports.
BISHKEK (TCA) — Kyrgyzstan's Supreme Court has upheld a suspended prison sentence against opposition politician and the country’s former Prosecutor-General Aida Salyanova, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service repo ... Read More
KABUL (TCA) — Afghanistan’s Ministry of Counter Narcotics on May 21 raised concerns over the increase in poppy cultivation in the country, saying that this year the trend has increased by 11 percent a ... Read More
ASTANA (TCA) — On May 21, in Astana, the Chairman of Kazakh Invest National Company for Investment Support and Promotion, Saparbek Tuyakbaev met with the head of the Chinese company Qifeng New Materia ... Read More
ASTANA (TCA) — Chairman of Kazakh Invest National Company for Investment Support and Promotion, Saparbek Tuyakbayev and Vice President of China’s Winta Investment Group Tan Zhiyuan met in Astana on Ma ... Read More
DUSHANBE (TCA) — Some 50 people gathered outside the Iranian Embassy in Dushanbe on May 21 to protest Tehran's alleged support for the banned Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT), RFE/RL's T ... Read More
KABUL (TCA) — The Trump administration's new Afghanistan strategy has made little progress against the Taliban insurgency since August, and the country remains a "dangerous and volatile" place after 1 ... Read More
BISHKEK (TCA) — Another loyalist of the former president has come under fire in Kyrgyzstan, which only proves the widening rift between the incumbent president and his predecessor. We are republishing ... Read More
KABUL (TCA) — Naghlu Hydropower Plant (NHPP), Afghanistan’s largest hydropower plant, has restarted operations of one of its four turbines after being nonfunctional since 2012, providing electricity f ... Read More
KABUL (TCA) — Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) says the trade volume between Afghanistan and Iran is increasing but US sanctions on Tehran may affect trade relations between the t ... Read More
ASTANA (TCA) — Within the framework of the Astana Economic Forum last week, Saparbek Tuyakbaev, the chairman of Kazakh Invest national company for investment support and promotion, signed memorandums ... Read More
ASTANA (TCA) — A coalition of 26 international press freedom organizations has called on Kazakhstan authorities to review recent civil and criminal actions taken against two popular independent media ... Read More
