Majlis

There has been talk lately that Kyrgyzstan’s first president, Askar Akaev, is looking to return to Kyrgyzstan. He has not been back there since April 2005 when he was ousted from power in Kyrgyzstan’s first revolution.

Members of the Oyan Qazaqstan (Wake Up Kazakhstan) movement and others rallied in Almaty, Nursultan, and Shymkent on August 30, Kazakhstan’s Constitution Day.They called for changes in Kazakhstan, particularly constitutional reforms.

Some feel the Kazakh authorities are trying to silence a critic of Chinese policies toward its Muslim minority before he sours Kazakh-Chinese economic ties.

Kyrgyzstan’s current president, Sooronbai Jeenbekov, and former president, Almazbek Atamabaev, have been feuding for months. What does it mean and why is it significant?

Amid rumors about the health of President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov, we take a look at what is behind the facade the Turkmen government tries to show the world.

Panelists discuss the rise of young people in Kazakhstan's politics, what they accomplished during the presidential campaign and election, and where such groups might be headed in the future.

On this week's Majlis, a look at the unexpected twists and turns of Kazakhstan’s presidential campaign and the possibility that there is more to come after the election.

Muhammad Tahir moderates a discussion that looks at what has and has not changed in protecting women’s rights in Kyrgyzstan in the year since Burulai Turdaaly Kyzy was murdered.

This week, host Muhammad Tahir moderates a discussion on the recent deadly prison riots in Tajikistan. Some have questioned the accuracy of the information released by the Tajik government.