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Schools, clinics and a hotel have been appropriated by the authorities.

A less than convincing show of unity at the summit.

Our weekly update on recent developments in Chinese-Russian-Central Asian affairs.

An update on recent developments in Chinese-Central Asian affairs.

Legal options for getting to Europe, United States and South Korea are limited, not that that stops many from making the trip.

An update on recent developments in Chinese-Central Asian affairs.

Cynicism abounds in this edition, from elections to visits by EU dignitaries, but then there's some upbeat talk on trains.

An update on recent developments in Chinese-Central Asian affairs.

Nationalist calls for migrants in Russia to "pay their dues" are starting to be heard against a mounting backdrop of xenophobic sentiment.

The authorities suffer from a case of misplaced priorities in thinking about the future. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

An update on recent developments in China-Central Asian affairs.

Rahmon is selling this as a triumph for his industrialization agenda, but there are concerns of mounting militarization.

Following the twin blows of COVID and Russia's war in Ukraine, Dushanbe is struggling to pay for the dam itself.

Also, the state of morality in Uzbekistan as the state seeks to curb excess piety and unlawful immorality.

Xi offers a helping hand in developing Central Asian political parties.

An update on recent developments in Chinese-Central Asian affairs.

The scale of the country's methane emissions is becoming a major embarrassment, but the government seems unwilling to do anything about it. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke bulletin.

A bulletin of recent developments in Chinese-Central Asian affairs.

And U.S. officials have been touring the region chiding countries for failing to prevent Russian sanctions-busting.

The rights group's report suggests that troops on both sides knowingly targeted civilians with deadly force.

One senior security services officer is said to have been killed in a clash with alleged smugglers.

A panhandling president is unaccountable to his Western benefactors.

And even a strongman needs friends.

Uzbekistan is working to introduce penalties for wasting water.

Abdullo Shamsiddin’s supporters have said his apparent crime was to “like” a post on social media.