Political analysts on Toqaev’s sudden decision to remove Dariga Nazarbaeva from office

What lies behind Rustam Emomali’s meteoric rise to power?

The Uzbek government has announced plans to help the public through the coronavirus crisis – with the main role falling to private business

Is Turkmenistan really free of the coronavirus?

As one of the few remaining countries in the world yet to record cases, residents of Tajikistan are anxiously awaiting the arrival of COVID-19. Meanwhile, some doctors argue that the country experienced its first wave of the virus already last year...

Rates of infection among Central Asian healthcare workers are alarming. Their complaints are rarely welcome

How the lockdown in Kazakhstan has left many ordinary Kazakhs in desperate straits

How ordinary Kyrgyz citizens are struggling under extraordinary circumstances