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For almost two months already, the Tajik society has been involved in an intense debate over the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine another war has unfolded, the media war, in Kyrgyzstan. Disputes about who’s right and who’s wrong often arise both in the society and on social media. People have divided into various groups, and some have actually stopped communicating with one another because of different views. Detentions can happen during protests. (more…)
Food security has almost always been one of the main narratives of the Turkmen authorities, but the authorities have meant different things by it during the period of independence of Turkmenistan.
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The government of Tajikistan adopted an anti-crisis program due to the ongoing events in Russia. However, the experts say it is too late because it takes many years to prepare for such crises.
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has not affected Kazakhstan directly, but the citizens already feel economic consequences of the war.
Economic sanctions against Russia imposed by the Western powers due to the war with Ukraine affected the economies of Central Asian countries, including Uzbekistan. Nevertheless, the Uzbek authorities guarantee food security.
Every spring in the last decade, a part of Kazakhstan gets flooded, but the authorities respond too late. This year, specialists failed to be prepared to the large-scale flooding. A part of the country sinks in thawing water, whereas the akimats of the regions fail to respond to the natural disaster.
When Russia invaded Ukraine, the Russian authorities started to mobilise its resources. Natives of Central Asia, who have received citizenship of Russia, are being invited to military commissariats. Meanwhile, contract soldiers – namely, migrants who can obtain a Russian passport for their military service in the longer term, are being mobilised.
Improvisational poets have been long known for talking about current issues and people’s aspirations in their songs. (more…)
Russia ranks first in the world by the number of sanctions imposed on her because of its military actions in Ukraine. It has negatively affected the incomes of ordinary citizens and migrant workers. The economic situation forces the natives of Central Asia working in Russia to look for new income opportunities.
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