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Doing business with Russia and Kazakhstan, reopening borders, and honoring the former president’s favorite horse. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

Authorities have failed to cater for this growing army of children by building enough schools, however.

Journalists from Tajikistan played vital roles for many foreign news agencies.

Misogyny as government policy, neighborly outreach, and Russia tries hard to make Turkmenistan feel appreciated. Our weekly briefing.

Altyn Belgi medal winners are eligible for grants as well as the prestige that comes with winning the prize.

Moves to sideline the former president are the result of nationwide political unrest in early January.

Kazakhstan is set to become the new Turkey, according to enthusiastic sales pitches from Russian travel agencies.

Kazakh officials know they cannot be seen siding with a Chinese company.

Over 1,000 people are awaiting trial related to the unrest. Many were simply onlookers injured in the crossfire. They are now navigating a criminal justice system weighted firmly against them.

Campaigners said the project would have ruined the pristine beauty of the Bozzhyra escarpment.

Evidence suggests that local media struggle to compete with the appeal of aggressive Russian news coverage.

Russia used the meeting in China to emphasize its importance in Central Asia.

Poaching and agriculture have driven the antelopes toward extinction.

The future shape of Sino-Turkmen cooperation is going to be one of Serdar Berdymukhamedov’s biggest challenges. This and more in our weekly briefing.

A pioneer Chinese factory in southern Kazakhstan is an environmental disaster, locals say, while the company and the government are tongue-tied.