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Turkmenistan: How the Grinch stole New Year

As the president celebrates, the economic crisis deepened by a coronavirus outbreak he has refused to acknowledge has left his people in a state of Dickensian misery.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Dec 29, 2020
Gas turbine Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan: The deadly price of lies

Electricity exports; crowd control outside food shops; and despite denials, COVID strikes. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Dec 22, 2020
Mikhail An, center, in a screenshot from Brian Song’s new film Misha.

Uzbekistan: The Koryo Saram’s tragic Soviet soccer superstar

A new documentary on a Soviet soccer star also tells the story of Central Asia’s ethnic Korean community, which was deported en masse to the region by Stalin.
Chris Rickleton Dec 18, 2020
Chinese vaccine

Uzbekistan poised to start trials on Chinese COVID-19 vaccine

5,000 people are taking part in the trials.
Dec 10, 2020
boys computers

Turkmenistan: The drugs don’t work

Digital import substitution, currency restrictions, and a cemetery looted for scrap: This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Dec 8, 2020
Creators of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine claim it is 95 percent efficient in providing immunity. (Photo: Russian government website)

Kazakhstan to start Sputnik V vaccinations early next year

Trials for a domestically developed QazCovid-in vaccine are not expected to be completed until March.
Almaz Kumenov Dec 4, 2020
mask

Turkmenistan: The Germans are coming!

Only the best medicine for the leader. For everyone else, bread shortages.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Dec 1, 2020
Berdymukhamedov in a mask

Turkmenistan: A dog’s tale

Ecological conservation is a matter of pride in Turkmenistan. But a disconnect between rhetoric and reality is a hallmark of the Berdymukhamedov era.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Nov 17, 2020
Kent book cover

Book Review | A blueprint for neutralizing Russian disinformation

The book dispels a widely held misperception in the West that Putin is an omnipotent puppet-master, pulling all the strings in Russian disinformation operations. The reality is not so exotic.
Justin Burke Nov 1, 2020
Yakunin in Kazakhstan

Kremlin-linked “propaganda factory” eyes Central Asia, China

The Dialogue of Civilizations Research Institute is also targeting India.
Casey Michel Oct 29, 2020
Medical experts insist human infection is unlikely. (Photo: Bernd Focken / Pixabay)

Kazakhstan: Avian flu kills nearly 1 million poultry

The die-off has caused a shortage of meat and eggs in markets.
Almaz Kumenov Oct 21, 2020
Smoking in Turkmenbashi

Turkmenistan: Going donuts

The dictatorial regime is mostly deaf to people’s complaints, but it sometimes caves.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Oct 20, 2020
Hot seats (government handout)

Turkmenistan: Reprimands galore

The president’s fury has only served to expose once more the implausibility of official data.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Oct 13, 2020
Labeled with COVID-19. (Photo: Russian Health Ministry)

Uzbekistan to take part in COVID-19 vaccine trials

Officials say Uzbekistan plans to produce its own vaccine when tests are done.
Sep 30, 2020
Nisa

Turkmenistan: Parthian shot

Reliving ancient glory, exaggerating modern accomplishments, and introducing ATMs that demand to see birth certificates: This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Sep 15, 2020

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