Chris Rickleton @ChrisRickleton
Journalist focused on Central Asia. Ex-@RFERL @AFP @Eurasianet. Views my own. Tips: [email protected] Joined July 2012-
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After Kyrgyzstan's election as non-permanent member of #UNSC, President Sadyr Japarov says reaching peace with Tajikistan over border helped Bishkek beat the Philippines to the seat. Unsurprisingly argues that #sanctions should be subject to @UN agreement. kg.akipress.org/news:2480035/?…
In which Turkmen children perform a "Dance of the Notifications." Who writes this stuff? turkmenistan.gov.tm/en/post/107012…
On Kyrgyz economy: "This growth model is producing side effects that are beginning to emerge in the form of declining re-exports and rising inflation, which is approaching overheating levels." kz.kursiv.media/en/2026-06-02/…
Uzbekistan resumes gold export with $1.5 bn through April @business bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
1/ Russia's economy has more runway than some predict — but it's far less resilient than the Kremlin wants to admit. The main nail holding it together is the Central Bank and Elvira Nabiullina, who has exactly one year left. Her term ends June 24, 2027. w @kolyandr and @thebell_io looked at what comes next en.thebell.io/russias-2027-s…
Turkmenistan’s government actively engages in transnational repression to silence dissidents, bloggers, and activists abroad. Transnational repression profoundly impacts the lives and freedoms of people in Turkmenistan. The psychological strain on members of diaspora, their families, communities impact civic and cultural spaces ultimately silencing efforts to engage on societal issues in constructive and peaceful ways. Turkmenistan ranks 7 with 53 incidents of direct, physical transnational repression against its own citizens @freedomhouse #Turkmenistan progres.online/society/beyond…
It was a great pleasure to pay a courtesy call on Ambassador Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti of Brazil - one of the most distinguished diplomats of our time. I could not resist asking why she had not been nominated for the position of UN Secretary-General, at a moment when it is both Latin America’s turn and time for a woman to lead the United Nations. Ambassador Viotti explained that Brazil, as a major regional power, adheres to the unwritten rule of not seeking the Organization’s top post. Truly a loss for international diplomacy.
They used to do this with the @WHO, which by never pushing back allowed a personalist dictatorship to undermine the credibility of an international organization
Greatest Of All Time! WTO in the state propaganda "Head of Mission Maika Oshikawa emphasized that, in her many years of experience working on more than 20 WTO accession processes, she had never encountered a memorandum prepared at such a comprehensive and high-quality level."
American Professor and Longtime Central Asia Researcher Denied Entry to Kyrgyzstan timesca.com/american-profe…
Support to my friend and colleague @steveswerdlow, a person who has studied, loved, and defended #CentralAsia for decades now facing unjust (and unexplained) challenges to enter the region. #Kyrgyzstan 24.kg/english/374423…
Lots of noise regarding the influence of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's sister's family over Kazakhstan's economy in recent years. This dig from the Kazakh Service of @RFERL is a good factual look at some of the connections/proxies of the Izbastins. azattyqasia.org/a/chastnaya-st…
Tajikistan and China signed 31 new cooperation documents. Two key documents: — Joint Declaration on Deepening Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Relations in the New Era — Treaty of Eternal Friendship, Good-Neighborliness and Cooperation between Tajikistan and China As the parties noted, the main motto of this document is: “Friends forever, enemies never”, reports the press service of the President of Tajikistan. t.me/asiaplus/99404
Crypto + import of luxury vehicles = two of Kyrgyzstan's favorite pastimes of late. This @Chosun report from South Korea has both elements. 🇰🇷Coast Guard official: “We plan to collaborate with Interpol to apprehend the mastermind in Kyrgyzstan.” chosun.com/english/nation…
One Free Press Coalition считает дело журналистки из Таджикистана Мамадшоевой одним из «самых неотложных» azattyqasia.org/a/one-free-pre…
On the Chinese social media platform Douyin, Uyghur women have been posting short videos expressing longing for husbands who have been absent for years. The videos never mention that Beijing has detained them. "Everyone watching already understands." trib.al/9yTYaj5
Kyrgyzstan moved $30B+ through licensed crypto platforms in 2025 — more than its GDP. Now Bishkek is launching state-backed stablecoins and building a crypto reserve. Innovation, or a sanctions risk? Video is based on analysis by @AigiTurgunbaeva for the Turan Research Center. Watch: youtu.be/jH5KJ8qCCMQ Read: turancenter.org/analysis/how-k… #Kyrgyzstan #Crypto #CentralAsia
The new political party positioning itself to run in #Kazakhstan's parliamentary election in August has been headed up by the man who was President Tokayev's chief of staff the day before yesterday. No prizes for guessing that it's not opposition tengrinews.kz/kazakhstan_new…
Dauletmurat Tajimuratov was sentenced to 16 years in prison in 2023. Last week 2.5 years were added to his sentence. In this plea, his brother Renat urges Uzbekistan to release Dauletmurat. buff.ly/wDoj3qq
Ahead of Memory and Honour Day in Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan Supreme Court rehabilitates 161 people convicted in Soviet-era cases daryo.uz/en/2026/05/07/…
Turkmenistan is currently considered high risk for U.S. foreign direct investment (FDI) due to: • nearly total government control of the economy, • strict foreign travel and currency controls, • endemic corruption, • opaque and onerous bureaucratic processes, and • a weak commercial law and regulatory regime #Turkmenistan state.gov/wp-content/upl…
As of January 1, 2026, the United States has added Turkmenistan to a visa bond pilot program, requiring applicants for B1/B2 business or tourist visas to post a bond of $5,000 to $15,000 #Turkmenistan This has further restricted travel options for citizens of closed Turkmenistan
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