Tajikistan: Arrows fired across ex-mayor's bow as associates face prison time Ubaidulloev is widely seen as the Kremlin's man. Jan 15, 2020
Tajikistan’s exiled opposition adrift as strongman rule hardens at home The government has given itself little room for compromise by grouping the Islamic State and ordinary opposition parties. Jan 15, 2020
Abkhazian leader resigns, new elections called The surprise resignation followed four days of protests and the intervention of two senior Russian officials. Joshua Kucera Jan 13, 2020
Kazakhstan: Asylum seeker trial begins, testing hawkish talk on Xinjiang This is only one of several ongoing cases involving ethnic Kazakhs fleeing repression in China. Chris Rickleton Jan 7, 2020
Tajikistan: Dozens arrested in Muslim Brotherhood sweep University lecturers and local officials are said to be among the dozens of detainees Jan 6, 2020
Rubles in the Near Abroad: Tashkent tease, Yerevan squeeze Flirting with Uzbekistan, reconciling with Armenia and guarding Turkmenistan: This and more in our monthly Russian business briefing. Maximilian Hess Jan 6, 2020
Kyrgyzstan: A passport to crime? Kyrgyz passports keep ending up in the hands of assassins. Dec 11, 2019
Kyrgyzstan: Former PM sentenced to 15 years in Chinese bribery case The alleged bribe-givers were never compelled to testify. Nurjamal Djanibekova Dec 6, 2019
Russia reportedly extends Georgia flight ban Russian media have suggested that reversing the flight ban to and from Georgia may be contingent on how Tbilisi’s political crisis plays out. Giorgi Lomsadze Nov 28, 2019
“Queen of the Caucasus” makes state visit to Moscow The six-day trip to Russia by Azerbaijan’s vice president and first lady signaled her growing profile in Baku. Joshua Kucera Nov 26, 2019
Kazakhstan: The mothers that became the faces of dissent Government critics argue that the ruling has transformed the protestors, three of whom are mothers of young children, into political martyrs. Joanna Lillis Nov 21, 2019
Kazakhstan: Exiled regime nemesis splits sputtering opposition The squabbling is good news for a regime that relentlessly tries to divide and conquer the opposition. Chris Rickleton Nov 20, 2019
Istanbul assassination sparks buzz in Kyrgyzstan Aierken Saimaiti was named in a news report earlier this year as the moneyman for a shadowy powerbroker. Nov 13, 2019
Lavrov pays friendly visit to Yerevan Following last month’s successful Eurasian Economic Union summit in Yerevan, it was all smiles between the Russian foreign minister and Armenian officials. Ani Mejlumyan Nov 11, 2019
Rubles in the Near Abroad: Currents and currency Georgia and Russia are about to enter some electric negotiations. This and more in our monthly Russian business bulletin. Maximilian Hess Nov 11, 2019