When Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and Uzbek leader Shavkat Mirziyoev travel to Moscow for talks with senior officials, it's just another series of meetings between leaders with deep ties. But a series of recent meetings that involved their children told a new story: the succession process is on.
For some Kyrgyz citizens, an offer of $4,000 per month for a job in Russia might seem too good to pass up. But those promises are used to recruit foreigners into Russia’s drug trade. Kyrgyz who take the gamble risk arrest in Russia and long prison sentences with few resources to defend themselves.
Across the Kyrgyz capital, posters have appeared offering tempting job opportunities in Russia. RFE/RL contacted one of these "employers" -- who openly admitted the work involved drugs.
Russia is preparing to launch a sweeping new system to monitor migrant workers, combining biometric registration, location tracking, and intensified police oversight.
Migrant workers in Moscow face rising police violence amid intensified crackdowns targeting Central Asians. Despite no violations, raids are increasing, fueling fear and mass deportations after recent terrorist-linked arrests and new powers granted to police.
Staff and customers say they were badly beaten by Moscow police when they raided a cafe employing Central Asian migrants.
The United States has deported more than 100 citizens from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan to Tashkent in what Uzbek officials said is part of initiative is aimed at ensuring the rights of its citizens caught in "difficult situations abroad."
As the US dollar tanks in value amid tariff turmoil, Central Asian migrant workers are benefitting from a surging Russian ruble -- bringing a huge boost in remittances sent home.
Farmers in Uzbekistan allege they are being forced to cede fertile land to Chinese businesses under pressure from local authorities, fueling fears of deepening economic dependence on Beijing and its growing influence across Central Asia.
Russia’s Supreme Court removed Afghanistan's militant Taliban rulers from its list of banned terrorist groups in a step toward recognizing the group that seized power in 2021 as international forces withdrew from the war-torn country.
Kyrgyz migrants in Moscow say they were beaten and humiliated during a police raid, sparking outrage online. While Russia denies wrongdoing, Kyrgyz authorities face growing criticism for their restrained response and warnings of possible retaliation if they protest too strongly.
Kyrgyz migrants living in Russia say they were beaten, forced to crawl, and humiliated during a Moscow police raid. The Kyrgyz government is facing criticism for its muted response, as Moscow denies any wrongdoing.
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