A new budget light on details, the president’s son plays architect, and critical heating infrastructure remains ignored. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.
A blogger is arrested and state media turns on investigative journalists. The wheels of Kyrgyz justice are prioritizing a crackdown on free speech over one on graft.
Farmers are forced to grow it. Teachers are forced to pick it. And though everyone loses, the government still thinks cotton will fix its lopsided balance of trade.
