Uzbekistan president backtracks on constitution to defuse Karakalpakstan tension
Tajikistan: As dust settles on Pamir conflict, Chinese roadworks begin
A better-connected GBAO would benefit Dushanbe and Beijing, but could change the face of a unique region.
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.
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View MoreUzbekistan: 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.
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.
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.
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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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.
The rights defender who dared challenge Kyrgyzstan’s security services
Kamil Ruziyev took cases nobody else would and made plenty of enemies along the way.
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