Tajik elections conducted in “tightly controlled environment”, OSCE report says

Asia-Plus journalist beaten up for second time this month

Opposition journalists and activists remain on new Tajik terrorism list

Kazakh senate “legalises” parliamentary opposition

Mirziyoyev announces plans to reopen for tourists

Kyrgyz tourism industry reveals COVID-19 devastation

Mirziyoyev orders sharpening of lockdown measures in “dangerous” regions and criticises the public for carelessness

Kyrgyz prime minister goes on leave amid corruption allegations

Kazakhstan sets new daily infections record as WHO warns of “second peak”

Uzbek political scientist Rafiq Sayfulin sentenced to 12 years in jail for treason

Toqaev signs new public assembly law into effect

Uzbek journalists sacked for criticising state TV coverage of Sardoba dam burst

Turkmen presenter given two years in jail for homosexuality

Uzbek foreign ministry criticised for distorting conclusions of Dutch report on Sardoba dam burst

Mass infections at industrial sites in Kazakhstan raise questions

Kazakhstan to introduce gender quota for political candidates

Rights group denounces “one-sided” report into Korday disturbances

Half of state employees in Dushanbe placed on unpaid leave as Tajikistan rushes to build temporary hospitals

Kazakh parliament approves amended public assembly draft law