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Our weekly update on recent developments in Chinese-Russian-Central Asian affairs.

Whether the Armenian diamond-cutting industry is hurt or helped by the likely sanctions will depend on the EU's ability to trace the gems' origin to Russia.

Defenders of Olimjon Haydarov have condemned the trial and conviction, arguing that it constitutes a warning shot for civil society.

Our weekly update on recent developments in Chinese-Russian-Central Asian affairs.

Our weekly update on recent developments in Chinese-Russian-Central Asian affairs.

Critics worry, though, that the surge in interest for this period is an attempt by Uzbekistan's ruling authorities to legitimize themselves.

Civil society is limited in its ability to help by official reluctance to register NGOs.

Our weekly update on recent developments in Chinese-Russian-Central Asian affairs.

Armenia has broken a major taboo by forging defense ties with France and the U.S.

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.

The 19-year-old said he wrote the remarks in a moment of immaturity, but that was not enough to spare him prison.

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.

Russian officials unprepared to hear Kazakh.

At least four people are in custody in connection with the explosion, which officials say was enabled by failure to uphold safety precautions.

Prices for basic staples have risen sharply, depressing the value of the remittances being sent home from Russia.