2020-03-16
Almatel Kazakhstan could not come to terms with the Russian channels to rebroadcast their shows at a reasonable price. Many Kazakhs are not complaining.
2020-02-13
The Russia-based network included 78 Facebook accounts and four on Instagram. Online 'troll factories' meanwhile have been ramping up their operations in Central Asia.
2019-12-02
The move to eliminate TV receivers from rooftops and building facades, long considered an urban eyesore in Turkmenistan, is restricting access to Russian channels.
2019-11-26
The European Union's police agency, Europol, said it had suppressed 26,000 IS-related pieces of content, including videos and social media accounts.
2019-10-24
IS since its inception has preyed on youth and attempted to indoctrinate them with its extremist ideology.
2019-10-04
Russia's post-war ambitions in Syria may be causing unwanted friction with its 'ally' Iran, whose Revolutionary Guards share similar aims of expansion in the Middle East.
A cynical, insulting statement about Kyrgyz migrants made by a host on a state-owned Russian TV channel has caused widespread outrage not only in Kyrgyzstan but in all of Central Asia.
2019-09-12
Regional observers are seeing a rising demand for online content in the native languages of the Central Asian countries.
2019-08-29
The group's propaganda effort has stalled amid a shortage of resources and attacks on its communications equipment.
2019-08-22
Audience members in Russia and Central Asia say pro-Kremlin media sources cannot be trusted on a variety of topics, especially news about Russian President Vladimir Putin.