Kazakh health ministry sets out conditions for easing lockdown from 3 August

International human rights organisations join calls for investigation into Azimjan Askarov death

Hospitals converted into pneumonia facilities and busy cemeteries as Turkmen media continues to warn of “harmful dust”

Kyrgyzstan announces drop in COVID-19 infection rate

Central Asian terror suspect shot dead by Russian police

Uzbek lockdown extension date set for 15 August

EU calls for investigation into Azimjan Askarov death

Kyrgyz prison services give their version of Azimjan Askarov’s death

“Askarov’s death was in the interests of numerous criminals”

Major disturbances in Kazakhstan as crowd demands mob justice for child abductor

Rights defender Azimjan Askarov dies in jail

Tashkent officials forced into mass apology on live TV amid signs Uzbekistan’s COVID situation worse than portrayed

Slaying the hydra

Uzbek lockdown set to be extended further into August

Russia’s FSB films arrest of more than 20 members of Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan to set up low-cost airline together with Russia

MP’s attacks provoke further high-profile rows over Uzbekistan’s monopolies

Liberalisation dispute erupts in Uzbekistan as antimonopoly committee urges stripping Uzmetkombinat of its privileges

Senior Uzbek army officer given 11 years for spying for Russia

War of worlds