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Civil freedom shrinks globally – Turkmenistan remains worst among bad 
Putin goes for another term – Russia isn’t ready to reimagine itself
Kyrgyz activist detained for opposing plan to change national flag
Government completes takeover of ArcelorMittal assets in Kazakhstan
Turkmen farmers sow wheat in unharvested cotton fields to keep to official timetable
ArtIShok theatre’s new production wonders: What is the “New Kazakhstan”?
Sobering truth — survey shows Kazakhs happy with authoritarian rule
MP alleges “kleptocrats” linked to ex-president eyeing gas sector assets 
Russia’s ideological crisis – chance to strengthen Kazakh national identity?
Uzbek “mafia” boss under investigation amid crackdown on organised crime 
Kyrgyz president alleges “revolution” plot behind market vendors’ protests  
Ex-Turkmen president’s pet football club wins national championship
Kazakh police issue warning over Russian TV series that romanticises crime 
inDrive founder swaps Russian passport for Kazakh one  
Uzbek blogger jailed for eight years over alleged extortion 
Kazakhstan improves its global digital competitiveness ranking 
Market vendors across Kyrgyzstan protest new trading rules 
Kazakh MP says some Russian politicians need “a therapist’s couch”
Uzbek café fined for barring female customers late in the evening 
Former president’s love life revelations – an awkward read 
Activist urges EU not to “dance” with Turkmen dictatorship
MP Sarym: parliament’s influence is growing slowly but surely
Russia plans to further toughen control over labour migrants
Brussels chooses patient approach towards Kazakh re-exports to Russia
Four get jail terms for declaring independence from Kazakhstan
Dushanbe meeting: has Central Asia been left alone to deal with Afghan issue?
Suicides among Kazakh minors up by a third in 2023
Miners push for better social protection – do they have enough leverage?
Dedicated social media pages spread Kremlin propaganda in Kyrgyzstan
Summit in Minsk: Putin looks irrelevant and out of date
Ukrainian pundit on war fatigue, ammunition shortage and what’s next
One more Russian region bars labour migrants from certain jobs
Kazakh anti-war priest faces probe on charges of stirring hatred
World Bank tells Uzbekistan climate action will bring economic benefits
Turkmen activist barred from leaving country to get human rights award 
A Tajik-Iranian reset: a seaport accord and visa-free travel plans 
Kyrgyz court orders Chechen activist’s deportation    
Saule Suleimenova — artist in search of a true Kazakh image
Eurasian Bank urges action to avert Central Asian water shortage disaster 
Activist on trial – victim of feud between ex-president and fugitive banker?
Why is Uzbek public opinion pro-Russian? 
Western U-turn — everyone wants to be Central Asia’s friend
Illegal trade is booming as Central Asian governments fail to act
Kazakh-Azeri-Uzbek venture planned to sell green energy to Europe
UK parliament tells government to beef up ties with Central Asia
Russia’s war on Ukraine causes brief Uzbek economic boost
President says one law for all after ex-minister’s arrest over wife’s death
Q-pop as Kazakhstan’s soft power and decolonisation driver