Dashboard: Coronavirus in Eurasia - May 25-31 Reports from May 25-31 on how the pandemic has upended life in Central Asia and the South Caucasus. May 31, 2020
Tajikistan: Coronavirus panic puts sufferers of other illnesses in grave danger With supply chains disrupted, patients with chronic needs are unable to find key medicines. May 29, 2020
Armenia: US government funding COVID disinformation Articles on the U.S. Embassy-sponsored website call COVID-19 a "fake pandemic" and oppose vaccines. Health experts warn it could make the crisis worse. Tatev Hovhannisyan May 28, 2020
Parents struggle to reach newborn surrogates in Georgia Dozens of babies are marooned in hospitals, their international parents unable to travel during the coronavirus crisis. Pearly Jacob May 27, 2020
Dashboard: Coronavirus in Eurasia - May 18-24 Reports from May 18-24 on how the pandemic has upended life in Central Asia and the South Caucasus. May 25, 2020
Dashboard: Coronavirus in Eurasia May - 11-17 Reports from May 11-17 on how the pandemic has upended life in Central Asia and the South Caucasus. May 17, 2020
Eurovision shines a light into Caucasus identity politics This year, Azerbaijan embraces both the Orient and bisexuality, while Georgia complains about the West. Joshua Kucera May 14, 2020
Dashboard: Coronavirus in Eurasia - May 4-10 Reports from May 4-10 on how the pandemic has upended life in Central Asia and the South Caucasus. May 10, 2020
Tajikistan: Has the president’s son already taken over? President Rahmon has kept a low profile, leaving his son to take the lead. May 5, 2020
Turkmenistan: An ill wind that blows no one any good State media altogether ignored a week of severe weather that may have claimed dozens of lives. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan bulletin. Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin May 5, 2020
Tajikistan finally confirms its first 15 coronavirus cases Questions will be asked why this announcement came so late. Apr 30, 2020
WHO role in Tajikistan’s coronavirus-free narrative under scrutiny The World Health Organization is refusing to answer questions while it appears to support the government’s increasingly dubious claims. Apr 24, 2020
Coronavirus changes not just life, but also death in Georgia The pandemic has profoundly changed funeral culture in Georgia. Death is a very elaborate matter here. Giorgi Lomsadze Apr 24, 2020
Authoritarians double down on media repression amid COVID-19, says watchdog In keeping with a historical pattern, many Eurasian states could be found near the bottom of the index. Apr 22, 2020
Turkmenistan: We don’t need no free education The economic crisis will not deter wasteful spending. The education budget, however, is taking a hit. Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Apr 21, 2020