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Turkmen election

Turkmenistan: Canal fixation

Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Mar 28, 2023
Elections that don’t matter, Russia sows paranoia, and trouble upstream for Turkmen farmers: Our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

Uzbekistan pursues dialogue with Afghanistan on fraught canal project

Mar 24, 2023
The canal across northern Afghanistan will divert water from the dying Amu Darya river.

Deaths of Islamic figures highlight political and religious divide in Azerbaijan

Mar 24, 2023
There were widely different reactions to the passing of the cleric and the Islamic activist, who were on opposite sides of the political spectrum.
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Georgia: Pro-government TV targets sexual harassment victim as allegations mount

Nini Gabritchidze Mar 28, 2023
Following the new allegations, the channel has been hounding a woman who won a harassment case against its founder in 2018.

Tajikistan: Taliban take control of consulate

Mar 27, 2023
The embassy in Dushanbe, which is still run by the anti-Taliban opposition, is said to be considering its position.

Kyrgyzstan: Lawmaker agrees to resign after restaurant brawl

Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Mar 27, 2023
Abirov's colleagues in parliament rallied to his support and were not eager to expel him.

Russian concern over protests in Georgia

Giorgi Lomsadze Mar 27, 2023
Russian officials and propagandists had several reactions to the recent crisis in Georgia: gloating, echoing the Georgian government's rhetoric, and casually threatening to bomb Tbilisi into the ground.

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Aigerim Toleukhanova, Alisher Khamidov Mar 27, 2023
Spring is when unmarked uranium tailings are most vulnerable.
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Azerbaijani armed forces advance to close off Armenia-Karabakh road

Joshua Kucera Mar 26, 2023
Armenians had been using the road to bypass a blockade on the main road, the Lachin Corridor. The move drew a rare rebuke from the Russian peacekeepers.

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China in Eurasia

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