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Emissions from the Sin Yuan Steel plant. (Raul Uporov/Crude Accountability)

Kazakhstan turning ‘blind eye’ to Chinese corporate polluters – watchdog

Government agencies and Kazakh-Chinese companies are using the pandemic to shield themselves from scrutiny.
Oct 20, 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
Bromide bros (Tajikistan presidential administration)

Turkmenistan: Trading places

That Central Asia's presidents seemed to enjoy themselves together was itself a breakthrough. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Aug 10, 2021
A vial of Sinopharm (photos by the Georgian Health Ministry)

Georgia: The discreet inevitability of Chinese vaccines

A few months ago, the thought of taking a Chinese COVID vaccine was unthinkable to Georgians. Now it’s the norm.
Giorgi Lomsadze Jul 8, 2021
What’s the deal? (Kyrgyzstan presidential administration)

Turkmenistan: Putting on a show

Will Turkmenistan come to Kyrgyzstan’s rescue?
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Jun 29, 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
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
Despite the online registration and appointment system, patients had to fill out application forms at check-in. (Almaz Kumenov)

Kazakhstan: A diary from a vaccination

Our Kazakhstan correspondent describes the waiting, the bureaucracy, and the anticlimax of getting his Sputnik V jab in Almaty.
Almaz Kumenov Apr 22, 2021
Medicine man (president.kg)

Kyrgyzstan: President prescribes poison root for COVID-19

The health minister then drank the concoction at a press conference.
Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Apr 16, 2021
Serdar Berdymukhamedov visiting St Petersburg last year. (Russian government handout)

Turkmenistan: Master Berdymukhamedov goes to Moscow

Although Turkmenistan is rarely mentioned as a prospective member of the Moscow-led EAEU trading bloc, that notion is quite obviously on the Kremlin’s mind. Our weekly briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Apr 6, 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
Not modeling caution: A meeting of the Uzbek and Kyrgyz presidents on March 11 (Uzbek government handout)

As a possible new COVID-19 wave looms, Central Asia is napping

The region appears wholly unprepared for the latest rise in cases.
Mar 17, 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
Worth their weight in tomatoes: Prices for food are spiking. (Photo: Danil Usmanov)

Kyrgyzstan: Authorities worry over fuel, food cost rises

The government has limited fuel exports, citing the need to stabilize prices.
Chris Rickleton Mar 5, 2021
Chinese flag (all photos by Danil Usmanov)

Kyrgyzstan: Waiting and loathing on the Chinese border

It can take four days to get to the front of the line at this bitterly cold pass almost two miles high.
Danil Usmanov Mar 4, 2021

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