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Defenders of Olimjon Haydarov have condemned the trial and conviction, arguing that it constitutes a warning shot for civil society.

Our weekly update on recent developments in Chinese-Russian-Central Asian affairs.

Our weekly update on recent developments in Chinese-Russian-Central Asian affairs.

Critics worry, though, that the surge in interest for this period is an attempt by Uzbekistan's ruling authorities to legitimize themselves.

Turkmen officials deny women's rights are trampled, but evidence suggests otherwise. Iran is making overtures. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

Civil society is limited in its ability to help by official reluctance to register NGOs.

Our weekly update on recent developments in Chinese-Russian-Central Asian affairs.

Armenia is eager to develop ties with all countries in its bid to reduce its dependence on Russia. But with Iran, things are complicated.

Armenia has broken a major taboo by forging defense ties with France and the U.S.

The 19-year-old said he wrote the remarks in a moment of immaturity, but that was not enough to spare him prison.

In Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, governments are at work taking over important assets. Also in this edition of the EurasiaChat podcast, we talk about how the Gaza war is being viewed.

Russian officials unprepared to hear Kazakh.

President Ebrahim Raisi lashed out at the legacy of the U.S. presence in Afghanistan.

The victim, a veteran of the 2008 Georgia-Russia war, was reportedly visiting a church on the borderline.

Unlike in Arab nations that have relations with Israel, there is no strong domestic pressure in Azerbaijan to take a harder line against the Jewish state.