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Victims of crime say they are not properly treated by police.

A cratering economy, the world’s slowest internet, and the army takes charge of food production. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

The World Health Organization continues to indulge Turkmenistan’s lies about the coronavirus. Our weekly briefing.

Our weekly Turkmenistan briefing: Berdymukhamedov goes traveling and lectures the WHO, while YouTube bows to Turkmen censors and takes down Eurasianet’s channel.

The government hopes to boost vaccination rates, but a new anti-vaccine campaign is on the rise.

In recent years the Caucasus country has become a magnet for Iranian students, business owners, and dissidents. But now many report they’re not being allowed to enter.

While clumsy on COVID-19, Turkmenistan is being more sure-footed, or consistent at least, on the Afghanistan front. Plus, unsustainable agriculture. Our weekly briefing.

There has been a surge in the number of Pakistanis visiting for tourism.

Poor and rural families are not equipped to handle online school. Now they fear another academic year is going to start with schools still closed.

Vaccine uptake, the latest case surges, and related news from Central Asia and the South Caucasus.

Vaccine uptake, the latest case surges, and related news from Central Asia and the South Caucasus. Updated every weekday.

A few months ago, the thought of taking a Chinese COVID vaccine was unthinkable to Georgians. Now it’s the norm.

Vaccine uptake, the latest case surges, and related news from Central Asia and the South Caucasus.

Cases are rising rapidly and vaccines – for those who want them – are hard to find.

Abu Dhabi invests in green energy, China gets another drilling contract, and Ashgabat cuts funding to universities. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.