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Campaign posters of Uzbekistan's president and presidential candidate, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, and other candidates decorate the Uzbek capital of Tashkent on July 7, 2023. Vyachselav Oseledko (AFP).

Central Asia in Focus: No Change in Uzbekistan Until At Least 2037

Plus the falling Russian ruble’s effect on remittances, the new China-Afghanistan route, and more.

People wait in a queue in front of a state grocery store to buy cooking oil in Turkmenistan. (RFE/RL).

Central Asia In Focus: Breadline Beatings In Turkmenistan

In this week’s edition, breadline beatings in Turkmenistan, a victory for maternal names in Kyrgyzstan, the upcoming Uzbek election, and more.

Uzbek Minister of Energy Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov, Uzbek Deputy Prime Minister Jamshid Khodzhaev, and Chair of the Gazprom Management Committee Alexey Miller reach an agreement on the supply of Russian gas to Uzbekistan. Courtesy photo (Uzbek Ministry of Energy).

Central Asia in Focus: Russian Gas Flows to Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan will receive Russian gas, Turkmenistan puts a new city on the map, and more.

A view of the new port on the shores of the Caspian Sea near Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan. (AP).

Central Asia in Focus: The Shrinking Caspian Sea

Receding water in the Caspian, Russia tries to maintain influence in Kyrgyzstan, legal questions in Kazakhstan, and more.

Deputy of the State Duma of Russia and head of the Just Russia faction Sergei Mironov. (RFE/RL).

Central Asia in Focus: Russia’s Influence on Kyrgyz Legislation

Plus an alleged coup in Kyrgyzstan, water shortage, toxic ammonia spill, and more.

The Taliban maintains that low water levels on Afghanistan's Helmand River –– which feeds lakes and wetlands in Iran's southeastern Sistan-Baluchistan Province –– preclude releasing more water. (AFP).

Central Asia in Focus: Water Clashes

Afghan-Iran clashes over water, Kyrgyz “Foreign Representatives” law, Uzbek Opposition Leader attacked, and more.

Central Asian leaders with Xi Jinping

Central Asia in Focus: The Xian Summit

Xian Summit, military cooperation, Askar Akaev back in Kyrgyzstan, and more.

Kyrgyz migrant workers gather outside the Kyrgyz Embassy in Moscow, Aug. 17, 2020. (RFE/RL).

Central Asia in Focus: Central Asians Fighting for Russia in Ukraine

Uzbek Presidential Election, the Xian Summit, and more.

Activists of the Oyan, Qazaqstan! At a rally on Republic Square in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on Nov. 20, 2022.

Central Asia in Focus: Wake Up, Kazakhstan Activists Jailed

Competition for nuclear power plants, Karakalpaks appeal, snap presidential election in Uzbekistan, and more.

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