Azerbaijan’s parliamentary elections will be taking place this weekend. azerbaijan.neweurasia.net will have live reporting by Katy (who is in Baku), Marianna and Ben. To get the full roundup of events from last week, check Marianna’s latest update.

Nick over at uzbekistan.neweurasia.net posts about the plight of the Aral Sea and its implications for the autonomous republic of Karakalpakstan.

turkmenistan.neweurasia.net keeps up its great posting frequency and has new reports on: Yet another dismissal (this is becoming quite regular news), a Turkmen film screened at the Teheran International Youth Film Festival, and the reason for the dismissal in link #1…

Over at kyrgyzstan.neweurasia.net, Claire has posted a roundup of recent events some days ago. It includes pictures of recent rallies in Bishkek and has a wealth of information.

Ben on kazakhstan.neweurasia.net has further posts about the upcoming elections. In this post, he takes a criticial stance on a recent WaPo article, whereas here, he gives a short hint why the Kazakh political system will likely remain the same.