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08:58, august 11, 2020

Civil society in Uzbekistan hindered in ability to contain COVID-19 corruption

Shortly after Uzbekistan began battling to contain its coronavirus outbreak, it successfully solicited aid from international financial institutions, but there are concerns some of that money is now

09:47, august 10, 2020

Coronavirus: Turkmen state employees ordered to pay for mandatory coronavirus tests

Turkmen state employees have been ordered to pay for mandatory, and expensive, coronavirus tests out of their paychecks, a policy order that comes even as health authorities continue to insist the

14:16, august 4, 2020

101-year-old Kyrgyz man recovers from coronavirus

A 101-year-old man was discharged from hospital after recovery from coronavirus, Health Ministry's spokesperson Ainura Akmatova was cited by AKIPress as telling a briefing.

13:43, august 3, 2020

UCA distributes food and supplies to Tosh-Bulak district in Kyrgyzstan on Eid al-Adha

Eid festivities in the district of Tosh-Bulak in Naryn (Kyrgyzstan) received a welcome surprise when the University of Central Asia (UCA) brought care packages containing food, hand sanitizers,

14:02, july 27, 2020

Kyrgyzstan declares day of mourning for COVID-19 victims

Kyrgyz media reports say Kyrgyz authorities have designated July 30 as the day of national mourning for citizens who died of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

11:48, july 27, 2020

Uzbekistan extends quarantine until August 15

Uzbek media reports say Uzbekistan has extended quarantine restrictions until August 15 following the decision made by the Special Republican Commission for the Fight against Coronavirus (Commission).

14:58, july 20, 2020

Uzbekistan reports the 88th COVID-linked death

Uzbek Health Minister has reported the 88th COVID-19 linked death in the country. Citing Uzbek Health Ministry, repost.

17:11, july 8, 2020

Uzbekistan re-imposes lockdown regime to stem coronavirus surge

Uzbek media reports say the government in Uzbekistan has announced a three-week lockdown coming into effect on July 10 in response to a recent surge in coronavirus cases.

14:57, july 7, 2020

WHO mission arrives in 'coronavirus-free' Turkmenistan after months of delays

A long-delayed mission from the World Health Organization (WHO) arrived in Turkmenistan, the only Central Asian nation that has not officially registered a single coronavirus case, late Monday.

10:26, july 7, 2020

Kazakhstan re-imposes lockdown regime to stem coronavirus surge

Kazakhstan on July 5 became the first nation in the world to re-impose a country-wide lockdown after its easing in mid-May of largely successful measures to counter coronavirus sparked a

17:12, july 3, 2020

Monument to the first president of Kazakhstan unveiled in Nur-Sultan

The monument to the first President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev was unveiled in the Kazakh capital of Nur-Sultan on July 3.

15:26, july 2, 2020

Kazakhstan reimposes restrictions amid a spike in the number of coronavirus cases

Authorities in Kazakhstan have reintroduced a partial lockdown amid a spike in the number of coronavirus cases in the country, according to Radio Liberty .

14:52, june 30, 2020

Uzbekistan toughens quarantine measures

The Uzbek authorities are toughening quarantine measures beginning on July 1, according to RIA Novosti .

10:11, june 30, 2020

Kazakhstan decriminalizes libel

Lawmakers in Kazakhstan's upper on June 11 voted in favor of revoking criminal liability for libel, downgrading it instead to a misdemeanor.

14:00, june 26, 2020

WHO designates Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan among countries with accelerated transmission of COVID-19

Coronavirus cases are shooting up in the Central Asia region.

16:11, june 23, 2020

Former Kyrgyz president Atambayev sentenced to 11 years in prison for release of crime boss

A Kyrgyz court has sentenced former President Almazbek Atambayev to 11 years and two months in prison for the illegal release of notorious crime boss Aziz Batukayev in 2013, Radio Liberty reported

15:45, june 22, 2020

UCA to help develop environmental country strategy for Kyrgyzstan

The University of Central Asia’s (UCA) Mountain Societies Research Institute (MSRI) will work with the Global Environment Facility Small Grants Program (GEF SGP) to develop a GEF SGP Country

17:14, june 18, 2020

First President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev contracts COVID-19

Kazakhstan’s influential former president Nursultan Nazarbayev has self-isolated after testing positive for COVID-19, his spokesman Aidos Ukibay wrote on Twitter .

10:38, june 16, 2020

Kyrgyz premier resigns over probe into the assignment of national radio frequencies

Radio Liberty’s Kyrgyz Service says Kyrgyz Prime Minister Mukhammedkalyi Abylgaziyev has resigned, citing an ongoing criminal investigation into the assignment of national radio frequencies.

10:23, june 16, 2020

Record number of officially confirmed COVID-19 cases reported in Uzbekistan on June 15

A record number of officially confirmed cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was reported in Uzbekistan on June 15. CentralAsia.

14:27, june 15, 2020

Kazakh health minister contracts COVID-19

Kazakh Health Minister Yelzhan Birtanov on Sunday confirmed that he tested positive for COVID-19 virus and was admitted to an infectious diseases hospital in the Kazakh capital of Nur-Sultan.

10:48, june 15, 2020

Uzbekistan extends quarantine until August 1

Aiming to prevent coronavirus spread, the government of Uzbekistan has decided to extend the quarantine until August 1, according to Fergana news agency .

16:27, june 11, 2020

Turkmenabat’s healthcare workers get ready for the WHO visit and staff redundancies

Chronicles of Turkmenistan reports that there are no people except guards and staff in the quarantine zone and the specially-designated department of Turkmenabat’s infectious diseases

10:25, june 11, 2020

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan agree to reopen border crossing points along their common border

To speed up the movement of cargo Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan have agreed to reopen all border crossing points (BCPs) along their commonborder Official websites of governments of both countries say

16:29, june 10, 2020

Kyrgyz ex-premier sentenced to 18 years in prison for graft

A court in Bishkek has found former Prime Minister Sapar Isakov guilty of misusing state funds allocated for the renovation of Bishkek’s National History Museum and a hippodrome in the northern

16:07, june 3, 2020

Kyrgyzstan’s security services claim RFE/RL reporters took money for investigation

The security services in Kyrgyzstan have tried to deflect claims of rampant corruption in the country’s customs service by alleging, without attempting to provide evidence, that Radio

16:47, june 1, 2020

About 175 people reportedly injured in fresh clashes along the Uzbek-Kyrgyz border

About 175 people, including about 150 Uzbek nationals and 25 Kyrgyz nationals, have reportedly been injured as fresh clashes have erupted along the Uzbek-Kyrgyz border.

10:23, june 1, 2020

The United States spearheads the creation of a new three-way line of diplomatic dialogue in Central Asia

Eurasianet reported on May 28 that the United States is currently experimenting with three-way dialogue with Uzbekistan, Afghanistan.

17:32, may 26, 2020

US government provides $2 million to address the needs of Central Asian migrants during COVID-19 pandemic

The U.S. Government through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has committed 2 million U.S. dollars to protect migrants in Central Asia during the COVID-19 pandemic.

11:50, april 29, 2020

China hands over 100,000 COVID-19 test kits to Uzbekistan

China is continuing to provided assistance to Uzbekistan with combating the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).