To update on Tajik Boy’s post, two Tajiks were attacked in Moscow. Both suffered multiple knife wounds, one fatally.
Tajik Boy wrote that thus far, Russian authorities have not taken notice of the plight of …

As a small, landlocked country surrounded by difficult neighbors, Tajikistan makes a business of being everyone’s best friend. Russia has long been the dominant power in the country, and Tajikistan has been building ties …

Rakhat Aliev, son-in-law to President Nazarbayev, has taken an opponent that has accused him of being involved with the slaying of opposition leader Sarsenbaev to court for slander. On April 24, Nartay Dutbaev will …

USAID has recently made an interesting development decision by combining computer training with religion. Going through the contractor CHF International, a local mosque will now be coordinating a new computer center.
In Istaravan, the Imam …

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is visiting Uzbekistan on April 25th. Nathan over at Registan has a post summarizing some of the issues at stake.
Former Indian Ambassador to Uzbekistan MK Bhadrakumar wrote an interesting, if …

Today Tajikistan’s parliament banned the adoption by foreign nationals.
Meanwhile, Ewan McGregor is adopting a Mongolian daughter, Jessica Simpson is considering adopting a Mexican orphan, Meg Ryan adopted a Chinese child, and, of course, Angelina …

The EU and Kazakhstan are seeking to enhance relations in all spheres. The EU has committed itself to backing Kazakhstan in its bid to join the WTO, and may increase joint efforts to combat …

Due to new dam and irrigation projects, the Aral Sea is filling back up – and even faster than experts predicted.
The $85.8 million project, started in 2001, is on track to be completed in September. …

Arena has one of the stranger articles out there about the OSCE’s visit to Uzbekistan. According to the source, the OSCE head Karel De Gucht (who RFE/RL erroneously reported had not visited Uzbekistan – …

UPDATE 2 The OSCE did in fact visit Uzbekistan. Apologies to our readers for the mistaken reporting!
UPDATE: There is some question as to the accuracy of the below information. Nathan has the lowdown …