Central Asia & South Caucasus Bulletin @CASCBulletin
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Demonstrators seen cleaning the street after Police leave the area after 4am
My friend Theodore Jonas was severely assaulted by police tonight. This is a picture of him in a police van. This is the reality of Bidzina Ivanishvili’s government
Georgian police wearing balaclavas and full riot gear charged and beat protesters in central Tbilisi demonstrating against a "foreign agents" law they say is designed to undermine Western NGOs and media.
Kyrgyzstan's Central Bank cuts interest rates by 2 percentage poitns to 11% because of falling inflation
Georgian Pres. Zurabishvili calls the government liars for describing Rose Revolution of 2003 as "Western plot". >> Relations between Zurabishvili and the Georgian Dream gov. have broken under gov. plans to push through a Kremlin-inspired "foreign agents" law.
GEORGIA: Thousands of people protested on Sunday evening in central Tbilisi against a "foreign agents" bill that demonstrators said is aimed at undermining Western-backed media and NGOs. A second reading of the bill is scheduled for Tuesday.
US senators warn Georgia that imposing a Kremlin-inspired "foreign agents" law could damage bilateral relations.
Tajikistan advises its citizens against travelling to Russia for work because of rise in xenophobia since a terror attack in March in Moscow that has been blamed on four Tajik men. >> The Tajik gov also says that its citizens are being "unjustifiably" denied entry at the border.
The first border sign has been installed in the Tavush-Kazakh section of the Armenia-Azerbaijan state border.
David Cameron, UK's foreign min, was in Astana today on the last leg of his tour of all five Central Asian states. From Kazakhstan, he heads to Mongolia. >> His mission was two-fold, to persuade Central Asian leaders to back the West over Russia and push for migrant labour deals
UK Foreign Secretary Cameron has started a "Grand Tour" of Central Asia in Tajikistan, where he talked up business links>> Cameron is first UK For. Sec. to visit Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan. UK has been plugging Brexit labour shortages with workers from Central Asia.
ARMENIA/AZERBAIJAN: Reports say that thousands of Russian peacekeepers are withdrawing from Nagorno-Karabakh. >> Azerbaijan completed its capture of the region from Armenia-backed rebels last year.
KAZAKHSTAN: Parliament passes bill imposing tighter restrictions on media. Officials can now deny acccredition on "national security" grounds
GEORGIA: Parliament approves first reading of Kremlin-inspired "foreign agents" law that will crimp Western-funded NGOs and media. Comes after riot police cleared protesters from outside parliament on Tues night.
MP of opposition political group "Citizens" Aleko Elisashvili hit ruling GD's Parliamentary majority leader Mamuka Mdinaradze on the head with his fist while Mdinaradze was presenting #ForeignAgentsLaw to Legal Issues Committee Source: 🇬🇪Parliament
Important meeting for Pashinyan, the Armenian PM, today in Yerevan with Tokayev, the Kazakh president. He is trying to maintain allies in the FSU despite weakening relations with the Kremlin.
Kazakh Pres. Tokayev cancels Astana Economic Forum because of massive flooding in the north and west of the country.
KAZAKHSTAN: The Kazakh government says it hasn't yet received a request to send emergency fuel supplies to Russia. >> Reuters reported on Monday that the Kremlin had asked for supplies because Ukraine's drone bombing campaign had knocked out 14% of its refining capacity.
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Hyde Park last week, the tulips are in full bloom.
Russia has lost its claim to a sphere of influence, to the idea of a “Near Abroad”, since the invasion of Ukraine but the direction of travel is less clear. Listen to me and Fiona Hill discuss this big topic in the @Carnegie_Europe podcast out today. europe-inside-out.simplecast.com/episodes/what-…
1/7. Over the last two days, footage on Azerbaijani social media has shown the Russian peacekeeping contingent departing from Karabakh, suggesting a likely withdrawal. Just yesterday, Azerbaijani media outlets reported that these forces are beginning to leave the country.…
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And the winner is: @NikoKontovas! (Niko, please DM me your postal address) Thanks to everyone who entered and shared the comp.
Competition! Central Asia is set for a bumper year of tourism. My recent book 'Red Sands: Reportage and Recipes through Central Asia' offers an intro to the cooks, poets and entrepreneurs there. I'm offering a signed copy to a UK resident. Like /RT and I'll pick a winner tomorrow
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Here’s a thought: do your own fricking research.
End: I just miss the writing style of @CASCBulletin, where news/investigations like these would be treated in a succinct, clear, and no-nonsense way.
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Сегодня пятница – самое время расслабиться и повеселиться, как эти два 🐋 🐋
Now, now... no need to get competitive, you two! 🐋🐋 (via IG/lisaskeltonphotography whale watching with @ImagineCruises in @Port_Stephens) #seeaustralia
pollution becoming a major issue, in various capitals in #CentralAsia & #Caucasus -- this and many other great pieces at the @ConwayBulletin
@ConwayBulletin Rakhmon: "Ties are violet," Mirziyoyev: "Suits are blue," Together: "Why did we wash our hands with glue?" 🤲
Out, damned spot! Out, I say! - Lady Macbeth and the #AzerbaijaniLaundromat x.com/occrp/status/9…
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