Author: Novastan 
Novastan
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Building in Front of Mountains
In Issyk kul region, construction workers and bricklayers still working under winter temperatures. Credit: Inka Rommel (Germany) Find all of our photos of… [...]
Team Spirit
Team photo of students at Yangirabod School in Uzbekistan. Credit: Ashley and Quentin (France) Find all of our photos… [...]
China in Central Asia: Fact-checking and myth-busting
Since the official launch of the Belt and Road Initiative in 2013, much has been said and speculated about China’s growing presence on the global stage – some offering nuanced… [...]
In Central Asia, China is taking advantage of Russia’s isolation at war
DECODING: President Xi Jinping made an official visit to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan during the last SCO summit, his first trip since the pandemic. It’s a strategic destination for Pekin, which… [...]
Apple Trees, Scythians and Ibex: Research Summary in Central Asia
CENTRAL ASIAN SCIENCE JOURNAL − Wild apple trees in Kazakhstan are said to have become increasingly “contaminated” by domestic apple trees, posing a threat to their survival. In parallel, research… [...]
Can Relations Between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan Improve?
Over the course of a webinar, several French specialists went over the recent clashes between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. Various speculations about how the relations between the two states may develop… [...]
EBRD sets investment record in Uzbekistan
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) invested 690 million dollars in Uzbekistan in 2021. The two partners have cooperated exceptionally well in the sectors of green energy and… [...]
Tajikistan: “ethnic cleansing” and repression in the Tajik Pamirs
The Tajik government is intensifying repression. It is particularly violent in Gorno-Badakhshan and targets the Pamiri minority: observers speak of “ethnic cleansing”. This article was originally published on Novastan’s French… [...]
Camels in the fields
Two dromedary camels roam snowy fields of the Jizzakh region, Uzbekistan. Credit: Saxon Bosworth (United Kingdom) during Mission: Find Aral. [...]