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Rodney Dixon, lawyer for victims of Chinese repression in Xinjiang, speaks with Eurasianet about seeking justice at the International Criminal Court and how Central Asian countries are vulnerable.

The shortages have been fueled by a Russian export ban.

Few defendants appear able to get legal representation.

Obsessing about sports, building bridges, and speaking up for China. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

The 20-year-old informant for Russia’s security services was sent to Tbilisi to report on the many exiles here. Now, he says, he’s come clean.

The announcement seems to be tied to a deranged post on the former Russian president’s social media.

The country’s pro-Europe elite sees a millennia-old history of belonging to Europe. Will it matter for Georgia’s EU aspirations?

Far from Turkmen people acquiring new rights, there is every reason to believe things are poised to get worse on at least one front, if that is even possible. Our weekly briefing.

What awaits the returnees remains a mystery, however.

Many of the city's familiar landmarks have fallen as authorities scrub reminders of the Soviet past.

Al-Azaim Tajiki has become one of the most vigorous Islamic State evangelists targeting Central Asia.

It is still possible to avoid the draft by paying a large fee.

Government explanations are hard to believe, and do not hide the poverty and abuse fueling unrest.

One explanation for the continued dominance of Russian lies in Kazakhstan’s rural-urban divide.

Conventional media outlets have all been obliterated by the government.