Uzbekistan: Court sentences citizen reporter to eight years in prison Defenders of Olimjon Haydarov have condemned the trial and conviction, arguing that it constitutes a warning shot for civil society. Dec 4, 2023
Central Asia: Is the China-Kyrgyz-Uzbek railway project encountering a red signal? Our weekly update on recent developments in Chinese-Russian-Central Asian affairs. China-Central Asia Monitor Dec 1, 2023
Kazakhstan: Court hands down long sentences to Petropavlovsk separatists The severity of the penalty highlights anxieties felt by the authorities since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine. Almaz Kumenov Nov 29, 2023
Central Asia: All roads seem to lead to Mongolia Our weekly update on recent developments in Chinese-Russian-Central Asian affairs. China-Central Asia Monitor Nov 24, 2023
Kazakhstan introduces digital national currency Officials say that it will make government spending more transparent Almaz Kumenov Nov 24, 2023
Kazakhstan: Authorities to gingerly allow LPG prices to rise It was a price rise of this fuel that led to nationwide unrest in 2022. Almaz Kumenov Nov 21, 2023
Central Asia: Prosecutors probe for ways to improve authoritarian justice Our weekly update on recent developments in Chinese-Russian-Central Asian affairs. China-Central Asia Monitor Nov 17, 2023
Kazakhstan: Government tackles personal debt mountain, but not everyone is happy New legislation will place stronger requirements on lenders to ensure people taking out loans are able to pay back. Almaz Kumenov Nov 16, 2023
Unhappy with Russia, Armenia seeks new security partners Armenia has broken a major taboo by forging defense ties with France and the U.S. Arshaluis Mgdesyan Nov 15, 2023
Turkmenistan: No country for old men? Iraq gas deal, talking to Washington on TAPI, old hands possibly on the way out. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin. Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Nov 14, 2023
EurasiaChat: As miners die, officials talk assets In Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, governments are at work taking over important assets. Also in this edition of the EurasiaChat podcast, we talk about how the Gaza war is being viewed. Alisher Khamidov, Aigerim Toleukhanova, Peter Leonard, EurasiaChat Nov 13, 2023
Kazakh president uses language to deliver a surprising message to Russia Russian officials unprepared to hear Kazakh. Justin Burke Nov 10, 2023
Uzbekistan: President approves new safety rules following deadly warehouse blast At least four people are in custody in connection with the explosion, which officials say was enabled by failure to uphold safety precautions. Nov 10, 2023
Tajikistan: Migrants trapped between currency depreciation and harassment Prices for basic staples have risen sharply, depressing the value of the remittances being sent home from Russia. Nov 9, 2023
Georgian killed by Russian border troops The victim, a veteran of the 2008 Georgia-Russia war, was reportedly visiting a church on the borderline. Nov 8, 2023
