President Nursultan Nazarbaev can take some credit for guiding his country through often complicated regional relations for nearly three decades. But things are now in flux, and the Kazakh leader is in his twilight years. (The views expressed in this blog post do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL.)
A senior U.S. diplomat is due to visit Uzbekistan in the coming days, the State Department says.
The United States has added an Uzbek militant group fighting in the Syrian civil war to its list of "global terrorists."
In a very rare move, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev has marked the Norouz new year holiday in the ancient city of Samarkand in neighboring Uzbekistan, a sign of improving ties following the death of divisive Uzbek leader Islam Karimov in 2016.
On March 15, the presidents of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and the speaker of Turkmenistan’s parliament gathered in Astana for the first Central Asian summit since 1999. The latest Majlis podcast looks into what it all might mean.
The death of a schoolteacher who relatives and colleagues say was hit by a truck while cleaning streets in Samarkand ahead of a visit by President Shavkat Mirziyoev, has sparked controversy in tightly controlled Uzbekistan.
Uzbek human rights activist Gaybullo Jalilov has been released after serving eight years in prison, his relatives told RFE/RL.
A judge says that a medical examination has not confirmed torture claims by an Uzbek journalist who is on trial.
People in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan hope the landmark package of agreements signed between the two countries will bring many positive changes to their everyday lives.
Four Central Asian presidents are meeting in Kazakhstan for the first regional summit in almost a decade, a sign of improving ties following the death of divisive Uzbek leader Islam Karimov in 2016.
President Shavkat Mirziyoev has changed the name of Uzbekistan's national security service, a move seen as another step aimed at shaking up the long-feared main successor of the KGB in the Central Asian country.
There is every possibility that the March 15 gathering will be the most successful Central Asian summit ever held, though admittedly that is not saying much.
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