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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
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
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
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
No crowds, except when he comes out. (state media)

Turkmenistan: The dammed united

Travel bans, dams and Russian fans. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Nov 24, 2020
Ramiz Mehdiyev

High-profile COVID wedding highlights Azerbaijani political schism

A longtime gray cardinal is in trouble after violating social-distancing laws. But breaking rules is what bigwigs do in Azerbaijan.
Aug 26, 2020
Aliyev also singled out Azerbaijan Railways for wasteful spending. (photo: president.az)

Azerbaijani president slams State Oil Company, announces privatization

In an unprecedented speech, Ilham Aliyev blasted the “socialist economic model” behind his country’s largest companies.
Aug 9, 2020
Only dummies don’t wear masks: President Ilham Aliyev at a new museum last month. (president.az)

COVID-19 reality starts to hit home for Azerbaijanis

Denialism and conspiracy theories about the disease appear to be in retreat as more and more people are infected.
Jul 8, 2020
Aliyevs hospital

Azerbaijan faces prospect of COVID doctor shortage

The coronavirus has continued to spread rapidly, and President Ilham Aliyev put the blame on residents who don’t wear masks.
Jun 29, 2020
What Aliyev and Pashinyan are missing (David Trilling/file photo)

Pashinyan, Aliyev bow out of Moscow parade

The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan cited the coronavirus for missing the big event, but the real reasons appear to be crises at home.
Joshua Kucera Jun 24, 2020
TABIB

Azerbaijan re-introduces electronic permits to restrict movement as COVID spread worsens

The country’s public health officials also have warned that the growing outbreak is straining the country’s health care system.
Jun 23, 2020
AZ-RU border

Hundreds of Azerbaijanis languish on Russian border

The labor migrants are trying to return home after losing their jobs in the coronavirus pandemic. Tensions are rising, and a protest on the border has been violently broken up by Russian police.
Jun 16, 2020
Giyas Ibrahimov

Azerbaijan imposes second weekend lockdown amid anti-police outrage

The authorities have indicated some sensitivity to the public mood, announcing that they are investigating evidence of excessive use of force.
Jun 12, 2020

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