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

Defenders of Olimjon Haydarov have condemned the trial and conviction, arguing that it constitutes a warning shot for civil society.

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

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

Critics worry, though, that the surge in interest for this period is an attempt by Uzbekistan's ruling authorities to legitimize themselves.

Civil society is limited in its ability to help by official reluctance to register NGOs.

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

Armenia has broken a major taboo by forging defense ties with France and the U.S.

The 19-year-old said he wrote the remarks in a moment of immaturity, but that was not enough to spare him prison.

In Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, governments are at work taking over important assets. Also in this edition of the EurasiaChat podcast, we talk about how the Gaza war is being viewed.

Russian officials unprepared to hear Kazakh.

The victim, a veteran of the 2008 Georgia-Russia war, was reportedly visiting a church on the borderline.

The government blamed its slow reaction to last year's crisis on lack of information from local officials.

As political relations deteriorate, Armenia's economy is more closely linked to Russia than ever.

In Uzbekistan, dozens were held by the police for holding a rally, although Tashkent is ostensibly sympathetic to the Palestinian cause.