Emma Collet

Journaliste indépendante basée à Almaty, je suis rédactrice en chef de Novastan depuis le printemps 2025. Passionnée par l’histoire et la géopolitique de l’Asie centrale, je m’attache à raconter au plus près les dynamiques et les transformations de cette région, aussi complexe que fascinante.

Written articles:

In Central Asia, the Freedom of Press is in Decline

Almost every year, countries in Central Asia are placed at the bottom of NGO Reporters Without Borders’, annual ranking for the freedom of press. Every country has dropped in ranking,… [...]

Artists and activists raise awareness for Bishkek’s waste problem

In the far north of Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek, waste piles up every day in what residents call the polygon, a chaotically managed municipal landfill. Men and women work in this… [...]

The Philippe brothers: a journey from France to Korea via Central Asia

Three French-Korean brothers have set themselves the challenge of driving from their native Alsace in France to South Korea − a family adventure they share on their Youtube channel. Novastan… [...]

The Tajik army struggles every year to recruit its members (illustration).

Recruitment in the Tajik army: a headache for the authorities and hell for the recruits

Every year, the recruitment of Tajik soldiers, young people of age to perform their compulsory two-year military service, is a real problem for the authorities. In addition to the obsolete… [...]

The natural beauty of Tajikistan stands in stark contrast with the repression of civil society and the country's minorities. Photo by Thomas Lipke/Unsplash.

In Tajikistan repression continues

For nearly a year and a half, the Pamiri minority in Tajikistan, who live mainly in the Gorno-Badakhshan region in the east of the country, have been suffering harsh repressive… [...]