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Akmatova, left, speaking at the December 8 briefing. (Photo: Government handout)

Kyrgyzstan: Only 15 percent of infected healthcare workers compensated

Medics say they are actively discouraged from seeking the compensation.
Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Dec 8, 2020
Tikaradze visiting a hospital in Batumi

Georgia’s COVID outbreak grows from molehill to “Everest”

In the early days of the pandemic, Georgia enjoyed one of the most enviable rates in the world. Things began to fall apart in late summer.
Giorgi Lomsadze Dec 7, 2020
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
parliament

Election clashes, COVID deepen crisis in Georgia

Rights activists blasted the authorities' use of force.
Giorgi Lomsadze Nov 9, 2020
Usenbayev, left, speaking at the briefing. (Photo: Government Telegram feed)

Kyrgyzstan: Authorities mulling return to lockdowns

Batken has already reimposed restrictions.
Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Sep 29, 2020
Giorgi Gakharia

New wave of COVID complicates Georgian ruling party’s election strategy

The Georgian government’s strict, successful early response earned it political dividends. But with a new outbreak, that success is coming under question.
Giorgi Lomsadze Sep 25, 2020
Fire breathing

Georgia experiences its first wave of COVID-19

With their borders still largely closed, Georgians hit the beach and let their guard down. The epidemiological result was inevitable.
Giorgi Lomsadze Sep 18, 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
Issyk-Kul shore

Kyrgyzstan: COVID-19 body blow leaves Issyk-Kul tourism operators reeling

The tourist season was a disaster, with visitors down almost 90 percent. The taxman has not been sympathetic.
Ayzirek Imanaliyeva, Photos by Danil Usmanov Sep 11, 2020
Impact Hub

Georgia beckons digital nomads with COVID-fighting success

A new program is an attempt to maintain the country's enviable epidemiological situation and still attract some visitors to its tourism-dependent economy.
Joshua Kucera Sep 2, 2020
Not sick? Cool: A view of Issyk-Kul that Kazahk tourists are being denied, for now. (Photo: Matthias Buehler/Flickr)

Kyrgyzstan opens up to Kazakhstan’s tourists. In theory

Kyrgyz officials have drawn up a list of 31 countries from which people can visit.
Almaz Kumenov Aug 24, 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
Bottles of dog fat in a Bishkek market accompanied by a request for live dogs (photos: Eurasianet)

Fighting COVID in Kyrgyzstan: Dog fat, ginger and bloodletting

Some of the purported cures spreading on social media are dangerous.
Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Aug 13, 2020
Abkhazia booth

Russian tourists flood into newly reopened Abkhazia

The territory's public health officials have warned against opening up to tourism, and the arrival of tourists has coincided with a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases.
Joshua Kucera Aug 11, 2020
Eurasian germ circle (Kyrgyz government handout)

Here’s looking at EAEU #3: Whining and dining

There is no setback in the EAEU, it would appear, that cannot be fixed with a roadmap.
Here’s looking at EAEU Aug 6, 2020

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