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Pan Yue (right), the head of China’s State Committee for Nationalities Affairs, and Aida Balayeva, Kazakhstan’s Minister of Culture, hold copies of a memorandum of understanding on cooperation between their agencies signed on September 18. (Photo: gov.kz)

Xinjiang crackdown downplayed during Chinese nationalities rep’s visit to Kazakhstan

An update on recent developments in Chinese-Central Asian affairs.
China-Central Asia Monitor Sep 22, 2023
Mamuka Mamulashvili (R) dismissed the government's claim that he is involved in plotting a coup (Facebook; Mamuka Mamulashvili)

Georgia: Chronicle of coup foretold

National security services claim a coup is being plotted against the Georgian government from Ukraine.
Giorgi Lomsadze Sep 18, 2023
Don't mention the war: Kamyzyaki's support for the Ukraine invasion has made them undesirables in Kazakhstan. (Photo: Instagram)

In Kazakhstan, comedy is no laughing matter

A Russian comedy group getting concerts canceled over its support for the Ukraine war is another harbinger of where public sentiment lies.
Almaz Kumenov Sep 15, 2023
Prime Minister Pashinyan said Armenia committed a "strategic mistake" by relying heavily on Russia for its security (Primeminister.am)

Tensions rise between Armenia, Russia

More than ever, Armenia's government is questioning the efficacy of the country's strategic partnership with Russia.
Ani Avetisyan Sep 7, 2023
Few see the sense of turning up to soccer matches in Turkmenistan these days. (Photo: Turkmenistan football federation)

Turkmenistan: Union busting

Unfair soccer league, and potential and real gas deals aplenty, with Hungary, Iraq and Uzbekistan.
Aug 29, 2023
At present, state pensions in Georgia range from about 110 to 170 dollars per month (photo by Nini Gabritchidze)

Changes in pension scheme leave Georgians worried about their savings

There is a persistent distrust towards long-term saving schemes in Georgia, tracing back to post-Soviet financial shocks.
Nini Gabritchidze Aug 25, 2023
A street in Yerevan. Members of the Russian LGBTQ community who have moved to South Caucasus have found the region, where homophobia remains deeply entrenched, to be a complicated haven. (Photo: Kazimierz Popławski, CC BY-NC 2.0, t.ly/pPlQJ)

Georgia and Armenia are complicated havens for Russian LGBTQ émigrés

Many are looking to move on.
Andrea Palasciano Aug 18, 2023
A sticker pasted over a Russian-language poster in Yerevan, Armenia, part of a street-intervention initiative called “Decolonize Yourself/This Wall.” The campaign is being carried out by activists from the School of the Complex Past in the Armenian capital. (Courtesy School of Complex Past)

Perspectives: “We have common traumas, but no common memory”

Decolonization activism is on the rise in what Russia considers its traditional backyard
Barbara von Ow-Freytag Aug 16, 2023
Rescue operations at the disaster scene. (Photo: Georgian Ministry of Infrastructure)

Georgia: Government faces scrutiny over disaster response

Death toll rises to at least 25 from mudslide; critics say authorities could have done more to keep the casualty count lower.
Nini Gabritchidze Aug 14, 2023
Kyrgyz Prime Minister Akylbek Japarov (center right) and China’s ambassador to Kyrgyzstan, Du Dewen, speak during a recent tour of the Sary-Jaz River where Kyrgyzstan is aiming to build a hydropower project with Chinese assistance. (Photo: gov.kg)

Central Asia: Low water levels on Irtysh River create quandary for Kazakhstan

An update on recent developments in Chinese-Russian-Central Asian affairs.
China-Central Asia Monitor Aug 11, 2023
Chief military prosecutors of China and Uzbekistan meet in Beijing in late July. (Photo: gov.uz)

Central Asia: China strives to shape Belt and Road-related media coverage

An update on recent developments in Chinese-Russian-Central Asian affairs.
China-Central Asia Monitor Aug 4, 2023
Turkmens get given computers from a young age. But is there any point. (Photo: Turkmenistan government website)

Turkmenistan: Net loss

Internet blockages not about censorship but money, regional trade dialogue, and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Aug 1, 2023
The college where workers are studying is inside the Alabuga Special Economic Zone. (Photo: Alabuga SEZ website)

Report: Women from Tajikistan duped into building Russian drones

Tajiks are favored for their ability to help translate communication with Iranian engineers.
Jul 31, 2023
Tsulukiani previously served as justice minister from 2012 to 2021 (Facebook; Georgian Culture Ministry)

Georgian culture trying to cancel its minister

Many of Georgia's cultural figures are convinced that Tsulukiani is on a mission to force loyalty to the government across various areas of arts and culture.
Giorgi Lomsadze Jul 28, 2023
How AI imagines a group of people editing Wikipedia in the South Caucasus: an emphasis on the regal past, poetry, and not enough women (image generated with MidJourney)

Perspectives: The Wikipedia browsing habits of South Caucasians

Georgians take a strong interest in their distant regal past, Armenia favours poets, and Azerbaijan is firmly focused on a nationalist narrative.
Hans Gutbrod Jul 28, 2023

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