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Uzbekistan: Ferghana farmers seek fortune in Karakalpakstan wilderness

Jun 15, 2018
Farmers are moving west under a government initiative.

Turkmenistan’s mommy issues

Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Jun 12, 2018
The president’s attempts to make public conversation about bicycles and his mom cannot paper over a broken economy.

Uzbekistan still mourns a soccer generation lost to air crash

Chris Rickleton Jun 12, 2018
The team of the mid-to-late 1970s that consisted almost exclusively of Uzbekistan-born players was particularly beloved.

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Uzbekistan tempts tourists with bars of gold
Jun 15, 2018
Under new legislation, gold can be sold in individuals ingots.
Kazakhstan: Ablyazov-linked trial kicks off amid scuffles
Joanna Lillis Jun 14, 2018
Police denied relatives and reporters access to the courthouse, sparking angry reactions.
Turkmenistan's president effects radical switch-around of top security officials
Jun 14, 2018
Dovrangeldy Bayramov was fired as head of the feared security services and stripped a rank.
Armenia’s jailed opposition leader released with help from MPs
Grigor Atanesian Jun 13, 2018
Jirayr Sefilian is the latest opposition member to be released ahead of elections in which they are expected to play a role.
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World Cup opens in Russia as Ramadan comes to a close

Nicholas Muller Jun 15, 2018
As the sun set on Ramadan and thousands of Muslims gathered to pray in Moscow, the World Cup opened across town.

Kazakhstan’s comic-book heroes battle for the marketplace

Almaz Kumenov Jun 14, 2018
A nascent comic-book industry fights assumptions that the material is for kids.
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Russian-speaking LGBT activists paint a rainbow in New York

Armenians mark genocide anniversary, but this year the mood is lighter

Kyrgyzstan: In Kazarman, nothing gold can stay

Heavy metal fights to survive, and bridge communities, in the Caucasus

Easter in Georgia: Making the perfect paska

Tajikistan and Nowruz: Renewal, forgiveness and solidarity

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The Red Legacy: Evaluating the 100th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution

The Big Draw: Selling the Soviet Past
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The Central Asianist Podcast: Of politics and patronage in Kyrgyzstan

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