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Crossroads Asia
March 28, 2020
Mongolia’s Small-Country Strategy for Containing COVID-19
By Bolor Lkhaajav
Mongolia’s small population might be an asset in fighting the new pandemic.
March 25, 2020
Atambayev Trial Begins With Postponement
By Catherine Putz
Just as it was finally beginning, the trial of Almazbek Atambayev was postponed.
March 24, 2020
Border Closures in Eurasia Complicate Migrant Worker Movement
By Catherine Putz
With COVID-19 causing border closures, Central Asia's migrant workers are stuck and out of luck.
March 23, 2020
Uzbekistan and Tajikistan Engage in Joint Military Exercises
By Umida Hashimova
Uzbekistan and Tajikistan take joint responsibility for their border with Afghanistan.
March 21, 2020
Kyrgyzstan’s Meme-Makers Take on Serious Social and Political Issues
By Colleen Wood
While COVID-19 dominates Kyrgyzstan’s media landscape, citizens make memes to keep now-distant social issues relevant.
March 18, 2020
Another 13 Years on Corruption Charges for Gulnara Karimova
By Catherine Putz
Meanwhile, negotiations go on between the Swiss and Uzbek governments over millions in frozen assets.
March 18, 2020
Iran Warns Virus Could Kill ‘Millions’ Within Its Borders
By Associated Press
The Islamic Republic issued its most serious warnings to date on the toll exacted by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
March 17, 2020
One Way to Look at the Overhaul in Russia? Putin Lacks a Dynastic Exit Strategy
By Mike Smeltzer
Recent political moves reinforce the fact that Putin still lacks a well-placed family member to whom control could be handed, complicating his search for an exit strategy.
March 16, 2020
COVID-19 Arrives in Central Asia
By Catherine Putz
It was only a matter of time.
March 09, 2020
Kazakhstan Court Set To Free Prominent Political Prisoner
By Paolo Sorbello
Mukhtar Dzhakishev, former head of Kazakhstan's uranium company, obtained an early release decision due to his declining health.
March 05, 2020
Former Kyrgyz Lawmaker Detained After Rally in Bishkek Goes Awry
By Catherine Putz
A former Kyrgyz lawmaker has been detained after a rally in support of a different jailed former parliamentarian went awry this past weekend.
March 04, 2020
Tajik Islamic State Sympathizer and Attack Ringleader Dies in Prison
By Catherine Putz
Hussein Abdusamadov was the leader, and sole surviving member, of the group of Tajiks who killed four foreign cyclists in the summer of 2018.
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