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Armenia vaccination

Armenia introduces new restrictions as COVID again rises

The country has belatedly introduced a COVID pass system to enter restaurants and bars as the vaccination rate remains at just 28 percent.
Ani Mejlumyan Jan 27, 2022
Yerevan vaccination

COVID spikes in Armenia even as vaccine mandate goes into effect

Employers are now effectively required to demand proof of vaccinations from their workers. But the country’s health care system is now being pushed to the limit.
Ani Mejlumyan Oct 29, 2021
Man blood pressure

Armenian vaccination mandate faces backlash

The government hopes to boost vaccination rates, but a new anti-vaccine campaign is on the rise.
Karine Ghazaryan Sep 29, 2021
COVID vaccination Armenia

Armenia to effectively require COVID vaccinations for all employees

The new rules come as the country is trying to stave off a third wave of the virus and vaccination numbers remain in the low single digits.
Ani Mejlumyan Sep 8, 2021
woman carrying water

Turkmenistan: Water mess

While clumsy on COVID-19, Turkmenistan is being more sure-footed, or consistent at least, on the Afghanistan front. Plus, unsustainable agriculture. Our weekly briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Sep 7, 2021
Turkmenistan ambulances

Turkmenistan: Sins of commission

The government signals it is taking COVID a bit more seriously, without admitting the virus is running rampant. And Ashgabat gets down to business with the Taliban. This and more in our weekly briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Aug 31, 2021
Turkmen Navy

Turkmenistan: Out at sea

With the Taliban at the border, the president heads in the other direction to oversee defense operations on the Caspian Sea. Our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Aug 17, 2021
Bromide bros (Tajikistan presidential administration)

Turkmenistan: Trading places

That Central Asia's presidents seemed to enjoy themselves together was itself a breakthrough. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Aug 10, 2021
newlywed vaccination

COVID vaccination to become virtually compulsory in Azerbaijan

The country already leads in vaccination rates in the South Caucasus. Many expect the new rules to drive a black market for fake vaccination passports.
Ulkar Natiqqizi Jul 29, 2021
vaccination Iranians

Armenia changes vaccination policy as Iranian vaccine tourists flock

Iranians have been flooding into Armenia to get COVID vaccines, causing Tehran to complain and Yerevan to tighten the rules.
Karine Ghazaryan Jul 12, 2021
Serdar Berdymukhamedov visiting St Petersburg last year. (Russian government handout)

Turkmenistan: Master Berdymukhamedov goes to Moscow

Although Turkmenistan is rarely mentioned as a prospective member of the Moscow-led EAEU trading bloc, that notion is quite obviously on the Kremlin’s mind. Our weekly briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Apr 6, 2021
Azerbaijan vaccination

Azerbaijan starts mass COVID-19 vaccinations

The coronavirus inoculation program is the first in the Caucasus and Central Asia, starting out with Chinese vaccines but incorporating Russian and Western ones at later stages.
Ulkar Natiqqizi Feb 9, 2021
Torosyan vaccine

Armenia eschews lockdown, but enjoys COVID reprieve

Analysts believe the country may be benefiting from herd immunity after devastation last year.
Ani Mejlumyan Jan 27, 2021
Afghan-Turkmen border

Turkmenistan: Power to the Afghan people

Spraying chlorine, new infrastructure on the Afghan border, and claims of a naturally occurring COVID vaccine. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan bulletin.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Jan 19, 2021
Torosyan vaccine

Caucasus vaccine effort infected with geopolitics

The COVID-19 vaccination experiences of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia show that if you’re a small and poor country, you need to rely on powerful friends.
Giorgi Lomsadze Jan 12, 2021

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