Eurasianet

The country is banking on new hydropower projects to solve energy problems. But the communities most affected don’t trust government assurances that the dams will be safe.

The hidden impact of coronavirus, a new secret police chief, and reading the government’s imagined data to understand its priorities and mindset. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

Green Card lottery winners were making final preparations for departure to the U.S. Then the Trump administration announced a new travel ban.

The legislative efforts come after long struggles between the government and a hostile media, much of which is controlled by figures close to the former regime.

Several opposition figures and journalists were beaten following a sit-in protesting parliamentary elections that saw widespread cheating.

Armed militants crossing from Afghanistan, shuffling officials and seeking investments: This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

Already an empty shell, Russia’s Constitution now stands to become a fully fictional document, much like the Soviet version.

The local hospital provided first aid, but before long, groups of aggressive men turned up, looking for Dungans. Thousands fled over the nearby border to Kyrgyzstan.

Eyewitnesses told Eurasianet that mobs of Kazakhs attacked the village from two sides, armed with stones, metal bars and firearms.

Ahead of parliamentary elections, a slate of young activists is trying a new tack: focusing on ideas and ideologies rather than on just toppling the government