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A draft constitution is causing anger in the autonomous region of Karakalpakstan, whose rights have been diminished by the changes.

Out-of-touch elites, poor planning, and some signs of progress in regional trade. Our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

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.

In our weekly briefing: doing business with Afghanistan and Uzbekistan. Plus, it’s reprimand season.

The government hopes to boost vaccination rates, but a new anti-vaccine campaign is on the rise.

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.

Iranians have been flooding into Armenia to get COVID vaccines, causing Tehran to complain and Yerevan to tighten the rules.

Vaccine hesitancy in Uzbekistan is high, bred by social media conspiracies that seem credible in a country without accountable authorities.

The timing of the new legislation recalls recent reporting that cast the president in an unfavorable light.

New pressure from Washington will make China look even closer at Central Asia.

What makes Rahmon’s disappearance all very odd is that he is a particular devotee of the Nowruz spring equinox feast.

Mayor Emomali says city hall spent $1.14 million on bus stops.

The journalist faced not only the customary bureaucratic hurdles, but even alleged sexual harassment from an individual possibly linked to the security services.

Analysts believe the country may be benefiting from herd immunity after devastation last year.

Predictions of an imminent revolt may be wishful thinking.