Turkmenistan: Cheap wheat for cheap gas
Tajikistan accepts $125m from China for road, less than expected
China is subsidizing reconstruction of a road to China. Tajik officials won’t say what they’re offering in return.
Kazakh lawmaker wants to ban journalists from courtroom
News of the bill only leaked because a lawyer wrote about it on Facebook.
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View MoreKazakhstan capital to drain treasured wetlands, breaking promise
The wetlands are critical to the local watershed and home to at least 172 bird species.
Kyrgyzstan fortifies border as negotiations with Tajikistan drag on
Bishkek is buying armed drones while pressing Dushanbe to finalize border talks.
Armenia’s government at odds with its human rights ombudsman
A dispute over whether or not Azerbaijan had expanded its military presence on the border further has sharpened a longstanding dispute between the two sides.
Uzbekistan: Mirziyoyev romps to victory, but with reduced vote share
Tashkent sought to promote the election as more democratic than in the past, despite the absence of opposition.
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Armenian government cracks down on free speech
Restrictions had already been getting tighter, and now the government is taking further steps to outlaw criticism.
Clean elections remain elusive in Georgia
The absence of a clean, broadly trusted electoral process leaves room for ambiguity, auguring continued disputes over the government’s legitimacy.
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