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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.

5,000 people are taking part in the trials.

Medics say they are actively discouraged from seeking the compensation.

Trials for a domestically developed QazCovid-in vaccine are not expected to be completed until March.

Travel bans, dams and Russian fans. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

Acting President Japarov came to power on the crest of rallies, but will he know how to deal with them as leader?

The appearance of the self-defense units is the second time this year that civil society has been forced to hold the line. Where the state repeatedly fails to live up to its obligations, volunteers step in.

Severe economic and epidemiological challenges now lie ahead.

Any political turmoil was bound to worsen Kyrgyzstan's eviscerated economy, but what has happened over the past week has been especially destructive.

The election did not feel very competitive in the president's hometown.

Officials say Uzbekistan plans to produce its own vaccine when tests are done.

Batken has already reimposed restrictions.

Beijing is eager to show solidarity as the coronavirus pandemic rumbles on.

The tourist season was a disaster, with visitors down almost 90 percent. The taxman has not been sympathetic.

Kyrgyz officials have drawn up a list of 31 countries from which people can visit.