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Not much fun without a VPN (state media)

The great paywall of Turkmenistan

Letters from Washington, cybersecurity cooperation with China, and negotiating with a bankrupt Taliban. This and more in our weekly briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Nov 23, 2021
Art school

Georgia: The bishop, the art school and the conflict zone

With an art school and international animation festival, a Georgian Orthodox bishop is trying to revive a village on the de facto border with South Ossetia.
Clément Girardot Sep 6, 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 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
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
Marching west (Xinhua)

Perspectives | China’s Central Asia strategy in the age of ‘extreme competition’

New pressure from Washington will make China look even closer at Central Asia.
Srdjan Uljevic Mar 29, 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
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
Deputy Prime Minister Elvira Surabaldiyeva. (Photo: Government handout)

Kyrgyzstan: Official says COVID fatalities may be far more than admitted

Surabaldiyeva says "several thousand" people may have died.
Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Jan 15, 2021
Kazakhstan is developing its own QazCovid-in vaccine. (Photo: Kazakhstan government website)

Central Asia vaccination plans underwhelm, but governments look unruffled

Uzbekistan, Tajikistan are taking triumphalist stances on coronavirus.
Jan 14, 2021
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
Monastery of Saint Thaddeus in West Azerbaijan

Perspectives | How U.S. hawks’ fixation on Iran endangers Middle East Christians

A facile and naïve plan being discussed in Washington risks backfiring on Iran’s minority Christians.
Eldar Mamedov Oct 31, 2020
Different groups of druzhinniki muster in central Bishkek. (all photos by Danil Usmanov)

Kyrgyzstan: In an uprising low on heroes, defense volunteers shine

The appearance of the self-defense units is the second time this year that civil society has been forced to hold the line. Where the state repeatedly fails to live up to its obligations, volunteers step in.
Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Oct 14, 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
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

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