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The way the filmmakers and authorities are working so closely has given rise to questions about who exactly is backing this movie, and why.

As the government rewrites history to avoid mentioning a Russian atrocity, Turkmen are taking their reminiscences online.

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

Nazarbayev was everywhere, but never mentioned by name.

Tashkent’s vaccination campaign is getting a shot in the arm.

The government has ordered the fiscal inspection service to withdraw letters accusing businesses of evading taxes.

The world’s most popular TikTok house is in Almaty. Not all locals are happy about it.

It's a niche scene, but comics have plenty of local material to work with.

The project is intended to partially bridge the language knowledge gap with Russian.

While clumsy on COVID-19, Turkmenistan is being more sure-footed, or consistent at least, on the Afghanistan front. Plus, unsustainable agriculture. Our weekly briefing.

The government signals it is taking COVID a bit more seriously, without admitting the virus is running rampant. And Ashgabat gets down to business with the Taliban. This and more in our weekly briefing.

With the Taliban at the border, the president heads in the other direction to oversee defense operations on the Caspian Sea. Our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

Central Asia’s largest nations are using unique coronavirus vaccines that haven’t been carefully studied. Do they have a choice?

That Central Asia's presidents seemed to enjoy themselves together was itself a breakthrough. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

The COVID-19 outbreak has compounded a problem caused by low salaries.