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Starting in July, all major transactions will have to be made electronically. But some are skeptical of how it will all work.

The head of a body overseeing judges is heard being blackmailed to resign; he then was suspended and replaced with a loyalist to the prime minister.

One explanation for the continued dominance of Russian lies in Kazakhstan’s rural-urban divide.

Recent moves toward restoring relations with Armenia’s traditional enemies have run into strong resistance from the global diaspora. But will it make a difference?

Shortly after Tokayev publicly dismissed Putin’s claims on Ukraine, Russian attack dogs again challenged Kazakh sovereignty.

Komilov stepped down after appearing to mildly criticize Russia's war in Ukraine.

The opposition has dismantled a tent camp they set up six weeks ago, after the protests against the government’s policy on Nagorno-Karabakh failed to gain traction.

More than 7,000 Kyrgyz nationals applied for seasonal farming jobs in Britain.

Armenia’s small Jewish community has been bolstered by about 200 recent arrivals fleeing Russia because of the war in Ukraine.

The barrage of negative coverage mirrors what happened to a former Kyrgyz president just before his ouster.

Uniting in paranoia with Russia, warming to Iran, and opening for business. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

Students are protesting that they can’t afford to return to the capital to resume their studies in person because rents have gotten so high, a trend many blame on the recent Russian influx.

Azerbaijan blocked a Russian state news agency after it published pro-Armenian articles; now Moscow is hitting back, threatening Azerbaijani state media for being pro-Ukraine.

Supporters are growing an online network in the Tajik language. Many of the donors appear to be in Russia.

The village of Aghavno is supposed to be ceded to Azerbaijan as soon as a new road bypassing it is finished. Many of its Armenian residents say they’re not leaving.