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According to the statistical data, nearly 53 thousand citizens of five Central Asian countries have died in two years of the coronavirus pandemic. According to the available data, the number of direct or indirect victims of COVID-19 was five times more. Moreover, the majority of “excessive” lethal cases in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan happened not because of the coronavirus infection. (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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In Central Asia, the pressure on journalists is increasing and freedom of speech is deteriorating, according to experts who participated in CABAR.asia expert meeting on the topic “Freedom of Speech in Central Asian Countries: Future Scenario”. (more…)

By 2050 nearly 2.5 billion people are projected to have some degree of hearing impairment and at least 700 million will require hearing rehabilitation These are the dark forecasts of the World Health Organisation’s experts. (more…)

While fighting fakes and disinformation, the policy of “double standards” must be abandoned. It is important not to cross the thin line between this struggle and freedom of speech, experts say.

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In November 2021, Central Asia was highlighted in the foreign press in the light of the parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan, energy shortages in Kazakhstan amid a surge in cryptomining; the need for an updated US strategy in the region; and increased government control over the Internet.

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Participants of the expert meeting “Ensuring Energy Security in the Countries of Central Asia,” organized by the analytical platform CABAR.asia, believe that the problem of electricity shortages can only be effectively solved jointly.

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In October 2021, the Central Asia region was in the focus of the foreign press in the context of the re-election of Shavkat Mirziyoyev in Uzbekistan for a second term, the European tour of Emomali Rahmon, a new Chinese outpost in Tajikistan, and the expected “storm of crises” in Kyrgyzstan.

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Alexander Cooley, professor of political science at Barnard College, director of the Harriman Institute at Columbia University, in an interview for CABAR.asia spoke about the evolution of foreign policy of Central Asian countries; the problems and challenges these countries will face in the near future and why the United States should not get involved in a new competition of great powers in the region.

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