Uzbekistan’s new religion law promises limited change Critics complain the draft bill preserves many restrictions. Sep 16, 2020
Uzbekistan: COVID-19 adds more pain to university exam nightmare Only one in 10 university applicants is sure of a place. Sep 2, 2020
Uzbekistan: Charities resist government monopolization of social protection Critics of the government’s charities ban suspect there is politics at play, not just a desire to stem potential fraud. Aug 26, 2020
Georgia’s park of runaway trees Crowds are flocking to visit a new botanical wonderland that stands as testimony to the sway the billionaire chairman of the country’s ruling party holds over the nation. Giorgi Lomsadze Aug 19, 2020
Ukraine’s census attempt crashes and burns yet again Independent Ukraine has held only one census, almost 20 years ago. Mariya Chukhnova Aug 12, 2020
Uzbekistan: Civil society hindered in ability to contain COVID-19 corruption The chair of the Senate says $171,000 have gone missing. Aug 10, 2020
Dashboard: Coronavirus in Eurasia - July Archived reports from July 2020 on how the pandemic has upended life in Central Asia and the South Caucasus. Jul 31, 2020
Uzbekistan: Journalists detained for sharing link to news article The website that posted the item claims it was hacked. Jul 27, 2020
Uzbekistan: After a positive start, coronavirus driving health system to precipice “They don’t have enough drugs. Don’t believe the statistics.” Jul 24, 2020
Women are being forced to give birth ‘alone’, in post-lockdown Armenia and Ukraine Across Eurasia, women have reported mistreatment that defies World Health Organization guidelines – and national policies. Ani Hovhannisyan, Tetiana Kozak Jul 18, 2020
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
A Georgian COVID-19 survival story Georgia’s coronavirus prevention efforts have been widely praised. But its treatment strategy also appears to have been a success. Giorgi Lomsadze Jul 1, 2020
Dashboard: Coronavirus in Eurasia - June 22-28 Reports from June 22-28 on how the pandemic has upended life in Central Asia and the South Caucasus. Jun 28, 2020
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
Tajikistan intensifies and broadens war on journalists A state TV program accuses reporters of working in league with would-be extremists. Jun 24, 2020