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Gas infrastructure near Darwaza

Turkmenistan: A kick in the gas

Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Jan 31, 2023
Moscow curries favor, neighbors seek more gas, and Turkmenistan’s colossal methane pollution could power Afghanistan at little cost many times over. Our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

Azerbaijani embassy in Iran comes under deadly attack

Heydar Isayev Jan 27, 2023
The embassy's chief of security was shot dead, and two other staff were wounded. The attack comes amid Azerbaijan's increasingly strained relations with Iran and blossoming friendship with Iran's archrival Israel.

Uzbekistan: Widespread child labor persists away from the fields

Jan 30, 2023
The problem is linked to the lack of systemic support for low-income families and the government’s refusal to ease hurdles to registering a non-profit.
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Party elections highlight persistent crisis in Georgia's opposition

Nini Gabritchidze Jan 31, 2023
A leadership election in Georgia's biggest opposition party has shown that informal rule may be a more widespread problem in the country than previously thought.

Uzbekistan detains seven journalists in secretive raids

Jan 30, 2023
Authorities say that Telegram channels are at the heart of an investigation into extortion, but have offered few details.

BP announces new Caspian drilling campaign

David O'Byrne Jan 30, 2023
Two new wells are being drilled into "deep" gas reservoirs, as Azerbaijan seeks more gas to send to Europe.

Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev relatives mull reducing share in major bank

Joanna Lillis Jan 30, 2023
While any sale may have been long planned, the family may be under pressure to reduce its presence in Kazakhstan’s financial sector.

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Dauletmurat Tazhimuratov in the defendants' glass cage at the last day of the Nukus unrest trial. (Photo: Eurasianet)

Uzbekistan: Karakalpakstan trial ends with heavy sentence for accused ringleader

Jan 31, 2023
The authorities have sought to cast the trial as a model of transparency, but doubts linger as to its fairness.
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EurasiaChat: Putin's propagandists lose steam

Aigerim Toleukhanova, Alisher Khamidov Jan 31, 2023
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China in Eurasia

Dushanbe Luban

China expands vocational training centers to Central Asia

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The case against China at the ICC

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Tajikistan: The cost of Chinese debt

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