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Rufat Safarov. (Photo: Safarov’s Instagram account)

Azerbaijan: Crackdown on dissent continuing after COP29

Dec 4, 2024

A prominent rights defender is arrested shortly before he was to travel to the United States.

Uzbekistan: Purge underway inside power ministries

Nov 27, 2024

Apparent infighting prompts president to make changes.

Cryptocurrency making inroads in Central Asia and Caucasus

Nov 30, 2024

Crypto ownership exploding in Uzbekistan.

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Uzbeks and Kazakhs heavy users of online educational services

Dec 4, 2024

Online learning can help labor migrants land better opportunities.

Georgia: Government struggles to contain protests

Dec 3, 2024

Leadership facing dissent from within.

Kyrgyzstan: MPs seem willing to give police a free hand

Dec 3, 2024

Critics say the bill marks a step towards a police state.

Armenia to reduce housing aid for Nagorno-Karabakh refugees

Ani Avetisyan Dec 2, 2024

Government wants to promote integration, but may end up stoking emigration.

The parched bed of the Aral Sea. (Ekaterina Venkina)

Kazakhstan: A voluntary carbon market grows from seed

Ekaterina Venkina Dec 3, 2024

Alim Sailybaev is trying to kickstart Kazakhstan’s voluntary carbon credits scheme.

A protest in Tbilisi. (Photo: Jelger Groeneveld, CC BY-ND 2.0, t.ly/9iwmV)

Protests widen in Georgia

Giorgi Lomsadze Dec 2, 2024

Tug-of-war for the nation’s future grows in the wake of called-off EU integration bid.

Central Asia

A presidential decree issued in early 2024 established a single time zone across Kazakhstan. (Photo: gov.kz)

Single time zone in Kazakhstan messing with citizens’ circadian rhythms

COP29: Central Asian states losing arable land

Presidents of Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan sign a strategic partnership agreement in Baku on November 13 to jointly develop and transmit green energy. (Photo: president.az)

COP29: Caspian and Central Asian states make progress in promoting “green” trade plan

Davit Kirtadze splashes black paint in Giorgi Kalandarishvili’s face. (Video screenshot)

Georgia: Opposition still fighting election results as incumbent Georgian Dream party moves on

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (right) and Interior Minister Vahe Ghazaryan watch a police parade in 2022. Ghazaryan was one of several top officials to resign on November 18, 2024, at Pashinyan’s request. (Photo: primeminister.am)

Major government shake-up in Armenia

(Photo: IAEA Imagebank, CC BY 2.0, t.ly/FFLLj)

COP29: Circus-like atmosphere prevails in Baku

The waste-to-energy plant is expected to become operational in 2025 or 2026. (Photo: Bishkek Mayor’s Office)

Kyrgyzstan: Chinese firm scores a sweetheart deal to turn Bishkek’s garbage into profits

The Bakurtsikhe-Tsnori road in Georgia was built in 2024 by China Communications Construction Company as part of efforts to boost and streamline traffic via the Middle Corridor. China and Georgia signed an MoU in September committing to jointly develop infrastructure, streamline customs procedures, and improve security and digitization of logistics. (Photo: gov.ge)

China expanding economic presence in South Caucasus

A rendering of the Ferghana Region BESS. (Image: CEEC)

Uzbekistan making progress on green-energy power plan

Soldiers fighting for the Russian army in Ukraine. (Photo: gov.ru)

War for citizenship: Why Uzbeks fight for Russia

The sanctioned companies provided Russia with dual-use equipment that can support the Kremlin’s war effort in Ukraine. (Photo: gov.ru)

Four Central Asian entities added to US sanctions list

Russian soldiers in Ukraine. (Photo: gov.ru)

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