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Search | 19 Articles

Georgia vaccination

Georgia introduces COVID passports amid record high numbers

Similar systems have been used around the world to encourage vaccinations. But under Georgia’s, you may be better off not being vaccinated at all.
Tornike Mandaria Nov 30, 2021
Askhat Zheksebaev, Abai Begimbetov, and Diana Baimagambetova

Kazakhstan jails political dissidents in fresh crackdown

All the defendants are strident government critics, but their dissidence was confined to online attacks and tiny street protests.
Joanna Lillis Oct 11, 2021
Turkmen ambassador to Kabul meets with acting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi

Turkmenistan: Trading places

In our weekly briefing: doing business with Afghanistan and Uzbekistan. Plus, it’s reprimand season.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Oct 5, 2021
Gene Bunin. (Courtesy photo)

Kazakhstan bars entry to Xinjiang repression researcher

Bunin has also been banned from entering Uzbekistan.
Sep 6, 2021
Garibashvili

Coronavirus in Georgia ‘five times worse than India’

Georgia’s mortality rate is among the world’s highest, and just under 6 percent of the population is fully vaccinated.
Giorgi Lomsadze Aug 13, 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
The Huns ethnographic recreation park

Kazakhstan: COVID gives domestic tourism a fillip

Kazakhs unable to travel abroad are discovering their country is full of nice places to vacation. But what’s good for the local economy is not always good for nature.
Almaz Kumenov Jul 19, 2021
Sputnik V

Uzbeks weigh vaccines: Russian vs. Chinese

Vaccine hesitancy in Uzbekistan is high, bred by social media conspiracies that seem credible in a country without accountable authorities.
Ezoza Yakvalkhodjieva Jun 2, 2021
China loves us this much (Kyrgyz state media)

Perspectives | Beijing’s “Health Silk Road” abandons Central Asia

Yet another fashionable slogan means nothing when it’s needed most.
Aruzhan Meirkhanova Mar 30, 2021
Marching west (Xinhua)

Perspectives | China’s Central Asia strategy in the age of ‘extreme competition’

New pressure from Washington will make China look even closer at Central Asia.
Srdjan Uljevic Mar 29, 2021
The last photo published on Rahmon’s Flickr page.

Tajikistan president pulls disappearing act over holiday season

What makes Rahmon’s disappearance all very odd is that he is a particular devotee of the Nowruz spring equinox feast.
Mar 23, 2021
High drama: The State Opera and Ballet Theater seen in 2014. (Photo: Dan Lundberg / Creative Commons)

Kyrgyzstan: Ballet troupe walkout shines light on culture underspending

Protesting artists chose the visit of their better-paid Russian colleagues to make their point.
Chris Rickleton Mar 9, 2021
Boiling point: Almaty demonstrators trapped in a kettle. (Photo: Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights)

Kazakhstan: Authorities use pandemic to quash protests

Restrictions on movement do not appear intended to stem the spread of COVID-19.
Almaz Kumenov Mar 1, 2021
As prime minister, Gakharia was dogged by accusations he responded too violently to protests in June 2019. (government handout)

Georgia’s prime minister steps down ahead of looming clashes

The surprise resignation has delayed the crisis, but there is still no end in sight to the country’s political impasse.
Giorgi Lomsadze Feb 18, 2021
Like father, like son: Mayor Emomali and President Rahmon clapping at the opening of a preschool facility in September. (Photo: Presidential administration)

Tajikistan: Would-be future president’s interview underwhelms

Mayor Emomali says city hall spent $1.14 million on bus stops.
Feb 11, 2021

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