Tajikistan plunges from denial to full-blown crisis As the confirmed cases quickly mount into the hundreds, doctors complain of lack of resources. May 4, 2020
Chinese business briefing: Aid and trade China has a lot to brag about. And a few things to hide. This and more in our monthly report on Chinese business in Central Asia. Niva Yau May 4, 2020
Uzbekistan: Dam breach sends thousands running for safety Security services have begun investigating possible violations during construction. May 3, 2020
Perspectives | Kazakhstan: Tokayev takes bite out of Nazarbayev sandwich Before her sudden sacking, the ex-president’s daughter had been calling for more power. Peter Leonard May 3, 2020
Dashboard: Coronavirus in Eurasia - April 27-May 3 Reports from April 27-May 3 on how the pandemic has upended life in Central Asia and the South Caucasus. May 3, 2020
Kazakhstan: Nazarbayeva, often eyed as successor, removed as Senate speaker The dismissal was sudden and unexpected. May 2, 2020
In Uzbekistan’s corner, muscle and pride Introduced after World War I by an American stuck in the Soviet Union, boxing has never been the source of so much national pride. Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska May 1, 2020
Kazakhstan: Coronavirus prompting many to reassess priorities Post-coronavirus life will bring fewer debts and more time with the family. Maybe. Almaz Kumenov Apr 30, 2020
Tajikistan finally confirms its first 15 coronavirus cases Questions will be asked why this announcement came so late. Apr 30, 2020
Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan implement tentative coronavirus exit strategies Businesses are being allowed to reopen and people to take in some fresh air. Apr 30, 2020
Uzbekistan’s coronavirus information lockdown prompts questions Officials are jealously maintaining control over information while orchestrating suspiciously rosy accounts of a country on the mend. Apr 29, 2020
Tajikistan admits to pneumonia crisis, but not coronavirus Officials say 136 medical workers at one hospital have been diagnosed with the respiratory illness. Apr 28, 2020
Turkmenistan: Fast times at Ashgabat hippodrome The Horse Day holiday embodies two activities greatly favored by the Turkmen state: definitely wasting money and probably fudging facts. Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Apr 28, 2020
Kyrgyzstan’s sewing industry reorients to survive coronavirus slump Some enterprising souls have seized the moment to keep their businesses alive. Their main problem now is government flip-flopping and bureaucratic hurdles. Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Apr 27, 2020
Dashboard: Coronavirus in Eurasia - April 20-26 Reports from April 20-26 on how the pandemic has upended life in Central Asia and the South Caucasus. Apr 26, 2020
WHO role in Tajikistan’s coronavirus-free narrative under scrutiny The World Health Organization is refusing to answer questions while it appears to support the government’s increasingly dubious claims. Apr 24, 2020
Kyrgyzstan law enforcement abusing coronavirus restrictions, activists say Some of the restrictions are creating public health hazards. Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Apr 24, 2020
Tajikistan: Four more deaths pinned on pneumonia Officials sticking to insistence it has registered no cases of coronavirus. Apr 22, 2020
Authoritarians double down on media repression amid COVID-19, says watchdog In keeping with a historical pattern, many Eurasian states could be found near the bottom of the index. Apr 22, 2020
Uzbekistan: President nixes helicopter money idea, appeals to business community Mirziyoyev says businessmen can pay money to people themselves. Apr 22, 2020
Kazakhstan: Government steps up hunt for critics Scrutiny of the arrests suggests a complex process at play. Almaz Kumenov Apr 21, 2020
Turkmenistan: We don’t need no free education The economic crisis will not deter wasteful spending. The education budget, however, is taking a hit. Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Apr 21, 2020
Tajikistan says it has no COVID-19, attributes new death to swine flu The latest victim of something authorities insist was not COVID-19 was buried by medical personnel in protective gear. Apr 20, 2020
Coronavirus leaves Tajikistan’s labor migrants high and dry Those who made it to Russia before the scale of the crisis became evident are now stranded. Apr 20, 2020
Dashboard: Coronavirus in Eurasia - April 13-19 Reports from April 13-19 on how the pandemic has upended life in Central Asia and the South Caucasus. Apr 19, 2020