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Dauletmurat Tazhimuratov in the defendants' glass cage at the last day of the Nukus unrest trial. (Photo: Eurasianet)

Uzbekistan: Karakalpakstan trial ends with heavy sentence for accused ringleader

Jan 31, 2023
The authorities have sought to cast the trial as a model of transparency, but doubts linger as to its fairness.

Azerbaijani political parties struggle amid new restrictive law

Heydar Isayev Jan 27, 2023
The law is a toned-down version of the original bill, but it is already having a stifling effect on the opposition.

Uzbekistan: Widespread child labor persists away from the fields

Jan 30, 2023
The problem is linked to the lack of systemic support for low-income families and the government’s refusal to ease hurdles to registering a non-profit.
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Uzbekistan detains seven journalists in secretive raids

Jan 30, 2023
Authorities say that Telegram channels are at the heart of an investigation into extortion, but have offered few details.

BP announces new Caspian drilling campaign

David O'Byrne Jan 30, 2023
Two new wells are being drilled into "deep" gas reservoirs, as Azerbaijan seeks more gas to send to Europe.

Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev relatives mull reducing share in major bank

Joanna Lillis Jan 30, 2023
While any sale may have been long planned, the family may be under pressure to reduce its presence in Kazakhstan’s financial sector.

Aeroflot poised to return to Kazakhstan despite legal risks

Jan 27, 2023
The airline cancelled flights to the country last year, fearing its leased aircraft could be seized.

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Azerbaijani embassy in Iran comes under deadly attack

Heydar Isayev Jan 27, 2023
The embassy's chief of security was shot dead, and two other staff were wounded. The attack comes amid Azerbaijan's increasingly strained relations with Iran and blossoming friendship with Iran's archrival Israel.
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Fight or flight: Tbilisi and Kyiv caught in another round of tensions

Nini Gabritchidze Jan 27, 2023
This time, the two countries are rowing over the provision of arms and the possible resumption of air travel between Russia and Georgia.

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