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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
Participants of the Dordoi rally attempt to barge into the Government House. (Photo: YouTube screenshot)

Kyrgyzstan: Protests flourish as crises mount on all sides

Acting President Japarov came to power on the crest of rallies, but will he know how to deal with them as leader?
Nov 2, 2020
prayer

War in the Caucasus hits close to home for Turkey’s Armenians

Some are speaking out against the conflict despite fears the government’s strong support for Azerbaijan could fuel nationalist reprisals.
Ayla Jean Yackley Oct 21, 2020
Cadets

Turkmenistan: A United Nations of weaponry

After rewarding himself with a more pliant constitution, the president held a massive military parade. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Sep 29, 2020
Wang Yi poses for a photo with Kyrgyz president Sooronbai Jeenbekov. (Photo: Kyrgyz presidential administration)

Central Asia: Belt and Road takes back seat in Chinese envoy’s tour

Beijing is eager to show solidarity as the coronavirus pandemic rumbles on.
Chris Rickleton Sep 16, 2020
tl;dr (state media)

Turkmenistan: Come fly away with me

Constitutional shenanigans, food shortages and evacuations: Our weekly Turkmenistan bulletin.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Aug 25, 2020
USAID/EU aid to Abkhazia

Abkhazia calls for volunteers to help with COVID outbreak

Many in the territory blame the rising numbers of coronavirus cases on the authorities’ decision to open up to Russian tourists.
Joshua Kucera Aug 19, 2020
Khalk Maslahaty

Turkmenistan: Constitution substitution

All eyes will be on who gets the nod as chair of the Senate, since that person would be in a position to succeed Berdymukhamedov in the event of his sudden death or incapacitation.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Aug 18, 2020
Protestors in New York

Turkmen activists in New York stage rare protest

Between the unacknowledged pandemic and economic devastation, protestors said the situation at home is so dire that inaction seems worse than government reprisals.
Aseem Shukla Aug 17, 2020
Masked intentions: Kazakh First Deputy Foreign Minister Shahrat Nuryshev meets Ambassador Zhang Xiao in April (photo: Kazakh Foreign Ministry)

Kazakhstan squeezes China critics as Xinjiang anxieties spread

Kazakh activists are outraged at how their government kowtows to Beijing.
Chris Rickleton Aug 10, 2020
Testing times: The ability to detect coronavirus cases seems to have been heavily compromised. (Photo: Kazakhstan government handout)

Kazakhstan to merge pneumonia and coronavirus cases, but only from Aug. 1

234,000 pneumonia cases from earlier this year will not be included in the tally.
Almaz Kumenov Jul 23, 2020
Could Chinese trains soon ply these Uzbek rails? (photo: David Trilling)

Chinese business briefing: Getting back on track

Beijing wants its neighbors to believe it is not abandoning them.
Niva Yau Jul 6, 2020
Putin and Bzhania

Abkhazia leader meets Putin hoping for Russian bailout

As coronavirus cripples the territory’s tourism season and Russia has stopped sending aid, Abkhazia faces a 10 percent GDP decline this year.
Joshua Kucera Jun 25, 2020
former Turkmen Interior Minister Isgender Mulikov

The modern-day struggle sessions of Central Asia

The apology or recantation is uploaded to social media. Often, there is a pretense of the repentance being voluntary. But that is not always the case.
Jun 25, 2020
(State media)

Turkmenistan: Birthday boy blows off Putin

The president wrestles with mortality and Muhammad.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Jun 23, 2020

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