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The ruling party says Western-funded NGOs aided what it called Russia-sponsored protests against the construction of a hydropower plant.

To many Uzbeks, China is not only an industrial behemoth with neocolonial intentions. It is also a source of scarce jobs.

Many worry the ruling party's rhetoric may give rise to uncontrolled right-wing violence.

No progress appears to have been made pursuing prosecutions of law enforcement personnel.

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

The election of an independent ombudsperson through a transparent process was among the 12 conditions the country must fulfill to become an EU membership candidate.

Plus: The geopolitical rivalry over Central Asia heats back up.

Lawmakers say that 65 percent of the current constitution has been rewritten.

Two days of unrest in Tbilisi put on display a widening gap in priorities between the government and the governed in Georgia.

Structural flaws in Georgia’s Western imported political institutions, most particularly in the system of elections, have consistently undermined the legitimacy of Georgia’s leaders.

Mirziyoyev has himself said he wants a free press, although his remarks are greeted coolly by skeptics.

The ruling party promised it would go through all formal procedures to defeat one of the bills, which already passed in the first reading. That will take more than 10 days though.

Farmland and pastures across Central Asia are far less productive after decades of monocropping.

Many see the adoption of Georgia's "foreign agent" legislation as a definitive geopolitical turn away from the West.

News reported last week about Uzbekistan preparing to accommodate Russian gas in its pipelines may not have been true, despite officials initially stating otherwise.