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The increases have reversed a demographic decline that the territory has seen since the pandemic and war with Azerbaijan.

A draft constitution is causing anger in the autonomous region of Karakalpakstan, whose rights have been diminished by the changes.

Kazakh officials know they cannot be seen siding with a Chinese company.

Researchers used a jointly manufactured Chinese-Uzbek vaccine in their experiments.

Tashkent’s vaccination campaign is getting a shot in the arm.

Salaries were always horribly low but living costs have soared since the pandemic began.

Middle-class Afghans with the means to navigate Tajikistan’s bureaucracy see the country as a springboard to the West.

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.

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.

Central Asia’s largest nations are using unique coronavirus vaccines that haven’t been carefully studied. Do they have a choice?

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

The COVID-19 outbreak has compounded a problem caused by low salaries.

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