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

A charismatic, handicapped singer has gone viral, triggering appearances with Russian superstars and a member of the ruling family.

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

China has delivered 300,000 doses of vaccine, but will the public want them?

The government appears to be taking active measures to cover up the new outbreak.

But Russians are more ambivalent about having a Tajik-born singer represent them at the song contest.

The president's family has a monopoly on tickets, cashing in on a profound desperation.

The number of flights is still highly limited for the time being, however.

Manizha Sangin emigrated to Russia with her family at age three, during the Tajik civil war.

Authorities have not made any attempt to explain the abnormally high number of deaths last year.

New calculations suggest Uzbekistan is the world leader in misleading COVID mortality statistics.

Dushanbe is desperate to resume flights to Russian cities.

Uzbekistan, Tajikistan are taking triumphalist stances on coronavirus.

Food prices have jumped this year and there are few jobs, but out-of-work migrants can’t get to where they are desperately needed.

The loss-making Tajik company behind a mysterious Belt and Road investment is not a harbinger of economic transformation.