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Mathieu Lemoine

Mathieu Lemoine est président de Novastan France. Spécialiste des questions de gouvernance, de société civile et de droits humains, il travaille depuis plus de dix ans sur l’Europe orientale, le Caucase et l’Asie centrale, notamment avec l’OSCE, les Nations unies, l’Union européenne et des programmes soutenus par l’USAID. Il a vécu et travaillé en Ouzbékistan, au Turkménistan, en Bosnie-Herzégovine, en Macédoine du Nord et en Russie. Passionné par l’Asie centrale, il souhaite contribuer au développement de Novastan comme média indépendant de référence sur la région, en renforçant ses partenariats, son audience et son ancrage européen.

Written articles:

Soldiers of the 20th Mountain Cavalry Division arriving at the front. Photo: Gafur Chermatov / Asia-Plus.

Tajikistan’s contribution to the war effort during the Second World War

Local historian Gafur Chermatov details how the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic contributed to the war effort during the Second World War, known in the USSR as the Great Patriotic… [...]

Writer Hafiz Saifullaev. Photo: Private archives / Asia-Plus.

“Hafiz Saifullaev’s prose marks a fruitful turning point in Russian-language Tajik literature”

The short story collection Hold Me in Your Arms, by Hafiz Saifullaev, has been nominated for the Sadriddin Ayni Literary Prize. The book Hold Me in Your Arms… [...]

The Panj River, which forms the border between Tajikistan and Afghanistan. Photo: Novastan.

Lack of resources in Afghanistan undermines security on the border with Tajikistan

A recent report by a UN group reveals that the Taliban have sharply reduced the number of their security forces, disproportionately so in the region bordering Tajikistan. These budget… [...]

View of the city of Alatau, located near Almaty in southern Kazakhstan.

In Kazakhstan, the futuristic city of “Alatau” reaches a new milestone with special status

Presented as a future major technological and economic hub, the city of Alatau in Kazakhstan is entering a new phase of institutional structuring after obtaining special status, amid persistent… [...]

Kazakhstan is facing numerous environmental problems (illustration).

Overview of environmental issues in Kazakhstan

Like many countries, Kazakhstan is facing major environmental problems. Kazakh media outlet The Village has listed the environmental issues most frequently discussed in the country. Kazakhstan continues to… [...]

A freight locomotive at the Alashankou border station in China, before reaching the Kazakh border, 2017.

Kazakhstan continues to assert itself as the “key link” in the Middle Corridor

Kazakhstan strengthens its role as a key link in the Middle Corridor… [...]

Kamila Akhunova in the vineyard of the family estate, located a few kilometres from Tashkent, Uzbekistan. © Louise Simondet

In Uzbekistan, one family wants to support the revival of wine production

Once known for its grapes, Uzbekistan saw many vineyards destroyed after the fall of the USSR. The Akhunov family is now helping revive the country’s wine culture. [...]

How Central Asia is trying to protect the snow leopard

From Kyrgyz volunteer rangers to strict penalties in Uzbekistan, Central Asia is stepping up efforts to protect the rare and emblematic snow leopard. [...]

In Uzbekistan, one family wants to support the revival of wine production

Once known for its grapes, Uzbekistan saw many vineyards destroyed after the fall of the USSR. The Akhunov family is now helping revive the country’s wine culture. [...]

How Central Asia is trying to protect the snow leopard

From Kyrgyz volunteer rangers to strict penalties in Uzbekistan, Central Asia is stepping up efforts to protect the rare and emblematic snow leopard. [...]

Mathieu Lemoine

Written articles:

Tajikistan’s contribution to the war effort during the Second World War

“Hafiz Saifullaev’s prose marks a fruitful turning point in Russian-language Tajik literature”

Lack of resources in Afghanistan undermines security on the border with Tajikistan

In Kazakhstan, the futuristic city of “Alatau” reaches a new milestone with special status

Overview of environmental issues in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan continues to assert itself as the “key link” in the Middle Corridor

In Uzbekistan, one family wants to support the revival of wine production

How Central Asia is trying to protect the snow leopard

Translated articles:

In Uzbekistan, one family wants to support the revival of wine production

How Central Asia is trying to protect the snow leopard

Edited articles:

The Hidden Weight of Divorce in Kyrgyzstan: Why Its Social Consequences Remain Gendered

“I only needed a passport” : In Ukraine, Central Asian prisoners of wars caught between loyalty and regret

In Tajikistan, daughters-in-law face a hidden system of control