Uzbekistan: At least 18 killed in unrest, police preventing journalists from working
Armenian currency continues to rise, hurting exporters
The currency has risen close to 20 percent in recent months. Prices for imported goods, meanwhile, remain high due to worldwide inflationary pressures.
Kazakhstan: Saiga cull approved to mitigate harm to farming
The plan is to shoot 80,000 of the antelope in the west of the country.
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Donors need to diversify, set clearer goals and emphasize accountability, argues a new report.
Uzbekistan president backtracks on constitution to defuse Karakalpakstan tension
Other officials are taking a harder line, however, and casting protestors as criminals.
Uzbekistan: Unrest-stricken region plunged into information blackout
There are reports of people severely injured, possibly fatally, as a result of police efforts to quell protests.
More NATO aid for Georgia, but no progress on membership
At the alliance’s summit in Madrid enlargement was a top agenda item, but Georgia’s accession prospects remain unclear.
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Uzbekistan’s new constitution: More for Mirziyoyev, less for Karakalpakstan
A draft constitution is causing anger in the autonomous region of Karakalpakstan, whose rights have been diminished by the changes.
Georgians grudgingly accept growing Russian presence
Georgians and Russians have not had such close contact, and on such a scale, since the breakup of Soviet Union. Now they are figuring each other out again.
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