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A Pakistani student seeking medical assistance after an assault. (Photo: Pakistani Student Federation)

Kyrgyzstan: Pakistani students demand protection from assaults

Victims of crime say they are not properly treated by police.
Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Dec 23, 2021
Tajik teacher

Tajikistan: Teachers leaving for Russia and not looking back

Salaries were always horribly low but living costs have soared since the pandemic began.
Nov 10, 2021
Afghan Tajik border

Afghan refugees hope Tajikistan is just a pit stop

Middle-class Afghans with the means to navigate Tajikistan’s bureaucracy see the country as a springboard to the West.
Kamila Ibragimova Oct 15, 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
Zarif Tbilisi

Iranians report arbitrary ban at Georgian border

In recent years the Caucasus country has become a magnet for Iranian students, business owners, and dissidents. But now many report they’re not being allowed to enter.
Giorgi Lomsadze Sep 24, 2021
Embassy of Pakistan

Kyrgyzstan: Afghanistan crisis seen stoking xenophobia for Pakistanis

There has been a surge in the number of Pakistanis visiting for tourism.
Chris Rickleton Aug 24, 2021
Kazakh lab

Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan experiment with vaccines amid lack of public confidence

Central Asia’s largest nations are using unique coronavirus vaccines that haven’t been carefully studied. Do they have a choice?
Aug 16, 2021
Critical condition: Doctors in Kazakhstan work in high-stress, low-pay conditions. (Photo: Government website)

Kazakhstan suffers from acute shortage of doctors

The COVID-19 outbreak has compounded a problem caused by low salaries.
Almaz Kumenov Aug 9, 2021
Development of the local QazVac vaccine has not precipitated a patriotic rush for jabs. (Photo: Kazakhstan government)

Kazakhstan: Black market in fake coronavirus passports booms

Conspiracy theories have fueled the low update for vaccination.
Joanna Lillis Jul 2, 2021
A bus in Bishkek on June 24

Kyrgyzstan: As third COVID-19 wave hits, protection options vanishingly small

Cases are rising rapidly and vaccines – for those who want them – are hard to find.
Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Jun 24, 2021
Countries these days need to defend themselves from more than just invading armies. (Photo: Kazakhstan Defense Ministry)

Kazakhstan draws on current crises in designing national security strategy

The documents focuses on viruses, droughts, water shortages and food deficits as potential crisis flashpoints.
Almaz Kumenov Jun 23, 2021
Tajik authorities have said members of the public failing to wear a mask has been a likely driver of the new outbreak. (Photo: Presidential administration)

Tajikistan: COVID-19 crisis escalates, forcing government to drop denials

China has delivered 300,000 doses of vaccine, but will the public want them?
Kamila Ibragimova Jun 21, 2021
Gamboling zone: A baby saiga seen in the wild during a recent Eurasianet field trip. (Photo: Erlan Omar)

Kazakhstan: Endangered antelope bounces back

The saiga population has rocketed by 150 percent in the last two years.
Joanna Lillis May 28, 2021
No patient, no problem: President Rahmon, left, has declared victory over COVID-19. (Photo: Presidential administration)

Tajikistan: COVID strikes again, despite official denials

The government appears to be taking active measures to cover up the new outbreak.
Kamila Ibragimova May 26, 2021
The Ashyq app allows users to enter bars and fitness clubs unhindered if they've been vaccinated.

Kazakhstan: Vaccine app offers hope of reopening, but there are hiccups

Critics are concerned over potential privacy issues.
Almaz Kumenov May 13, 2021

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