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Extended parliamentary vacancies mean 380,000 citizens have no representation.

And U.S. officials have been touring the region chiding countries for failing to prevent Russian sanctions-busting.

Baku is due to host at least another three Grand Prix, but locals continue to wonder what the races bring to the country apart from disrupting movement in the capital.

Russia is hurting close allies, fueling frustration with the Eurasian Economic Union, or EAEU trade bloc.

New rules and other restrictions have mainly affected hunters, by very far the mainstay of Kazakhstan’s firearm market.

Local rights activists say hundreds of religious Shias have been arrested in recent weeks as pro-government media report on the arrests of "spies" and "traitors" working for neighboring Iran.

Recent hunger strikes by jailed opposition figures have not achieved their desired ends.

Survivors and victims' family members want accountability higher up the chain of command.

Ever since the start to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, anything with the slightest whiff of separatism in Kazakhstan has elicited a harsh crackdown. Except this time.

A social media post by the customs body on the confiscation of a traveler's clothes and accessories has reminded Azerbaijanis of how restrictive their country's regulations are.

There were widely different reactions to the passing of the cleric and the Islamic activist, who were on opposite sides of the political spectrum.

The resettlement of the key Nagorno-Karabakh town is due to start this year as well.

Members of Azerbaijan's film industry face consequences if they speak ill of the state, while those who stay in line are rewarded handsomely.

Tashkent is eager not to be seen as endorsing anti-war positions.