Armenia to build instant hospital ward for COVID-19 Within “3-4 days” the country’s main infectious disease hospital should have a new 40-bed ward, the minister of health reported. Ani Mejlumyan Mar 18, 2020
Azerbaijan releases imprisoned journalist who had been abducted from Georgia Afgan Mukhtarli was freed after nearly three years in prison. His rendering from Tbilisi drew attention to the clout that the authoritarian Azerbaijani government wielded in neighboring Georgia. Giorgi Lomsadze Mar 18, 2020
Caucasus unrecognized states remain coronavirus-free The isolation of Abkhazia, South Ossetia, and Nagorno-Karabakh have served them well as the disease spreads all around them. Joshua Kucera Mar 17, 2020
Turkmenistan: Up in smoke The government is pointedly ignoring the global crisis. The very word “coronavirus” has made no appearance on any official websites since March 5. Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Mar 17, 2020
Armenia institutes COVID-19 state of emergency Public gatherings of more than 20 have been banned and media coverage heavily restricted. Ani Mejlumyan Mar 16, 2020
Uzbekistan confirms COVID-19 case, closes borders Kazakhstan has declared a one-month state of emergency. Mar 16, 2020
Georgia unveils COVID-19 economic stimulus The plan targets the tourism sector but leaves others wondering what they will do as coronavirus ravages the global economy. Mar 15, 2020
Nerves jangled as COVID-19 finally detected in Kazakhstan The three cases are the first official reports of the novel coronavirus in Central Asia. Almaz Kumenov Mar 13, 2020
Turkmenistan: Fruit of the Loon Bad news from China, good news from Morocco, and no news on coronavirus: This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing. Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Mar 10, 2020
Kyrgyzstan: Women’s march against male violence attacked by masked men Police detained marchers, but not attackers. Nurjamal Djanibekova Mar 8, 2020
Kyrgyzstan: Women’s rights march cancelled over coronavirus Organizers are skeptical about the official reason. Nurjamal Djanibekova Mar 6, 2020
Film | Bukhara: People Live Here Proud Bukharans want to cherish their history, but not at the expense of foregoing the future. Danil Usmanov, Peter Leonard Mar 6, 2020
Tajikistan: Authorities spark COVID-19 panic by urging calm Mosques have been shuttered and shoppers are stockpiling food. Mar 4, 2020
Turkmenistan: Going viral Borders close, food prices jump, and the president prays. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing. Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Mar 3, 2020
Caucasus shuts doors after coronavirus hits All three countries have now seen cases of the disease, most of which have come from Iran. Giorgi Lomsadze Mar 2, 2020