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An unacknowledged second wave, secret police at funerals, and congratulations from the Taliban. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

5,000 people are taking part in the trials.

Medics say they are actively discouraged from seeking the compensation.

In the early days of the pandemic, Georgia enjoyed one of the most enviable rates in the world. Things began to fall apart in late summer.

Trials for a domestically developed QazCovid-in vaccine are not expected to be completed until March.

A Q+A with the Internet Society Kyrgyzstan chapter’s co-founder about bringing internet to the most rural schools.

The government is eager to stress that the loan is all but interest free.

Travel bans, dams and Russian fans. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

Numbers of coronavirus cases has seen a sharp surge recently.

Ecological conservation is a matter of pride in Turkmenistan. But a disconnect between rhetoric and reality is a hallmark of the Berdymukhamedov era.

5,000 volunteers have been mobilized for the phase-three trial.

Rights activists blasted the authorities' use of force.

The scholar's release from prison marked an unusual development in Uzbekistan.

This isn't just a COVID-19 problem, though.

Officials say Uzbekistan plans to produce its own vaccine when tests are done.

Batken has already reimposed restrictions.

A digest, updated daily, on how the pandemic is plundering Eurasia's economies.

The Georgian government’s strict, successful early response earned it political dividends. But with a new outbreak, that success is coming under question.

Overdue loans have increased by 10 percent since January.

With their borders still largely closed, Georgians hit the beach and let their guard down. The epidemiological result was inevitable.

Beijing is eager to show solidarity as the coronavirus pandemic rumbles on.

Armenia is taking a faster route to in-person classes than its Caucasus neighbors, but it is adopting a number of precautions to make sure that schools don’t spread the virus.

The tourist season was a disaster, with visitors down almost 90 percent. The taxman has not been sympathetic.

Parents are pleading for relief from their kids learning from home, however.

The loss-making Tajik company behind a mysterious Belt and Road investment is not a harbinger of economic transformation.