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plague tombstone

Kyrgyzstan: Authorities bristle at Black Death research

Officials suspect a newly published paper on the 14th century plague is a plot to kill the country's tourism industry.
Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Jun 17, 2022
Beishenaliyev talking to reporters while hearing the charges against him in court. (Photo: Screenshot of a Facebook Live broadcast)

Kyrgyzstan: Controversy-mongering health minister ends up behind bars

Beishenaliyev says he has been set up by vindictive prosecutors.
Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Jun 6, 2022
Horse

Turkmenistan: Where the streets have neigh name

Out-of-touch elites, poor planning, and some signs of progress in regional trade. Our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin May 31, 2022
Beishenaliyev

The rough-tongued poison-prescriber overhauling Kyrgyzstan’s healthcare system

Beishenaliyev enjoys a close relationship with the president.
Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Apr 11, 2022
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
Whispering sweet nothing: Japarov and Tashiyev enjoying a quiet moment. (Photo: Facebook)

Kyrgyzstan: Ruling tandem in trouble?

Japarov and Tashiyev came to office together, may they leave it apart.
Chris Rickleton Jul 28, 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
Land of plenty – for him (government handout photo)

Coronavirus adds to reasons to escape Tajikistan

The terminal state of the economy remains paramount in the minds of those wishing to leave.
Nov 13, 2020

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