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

Officials say they are in talks with TikTok to see if they can reach an agreement to lift the ban on that resource too.

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

Statistics on drug use in Kazakhstan are hard to come by, and the government is more comfortable prosecuting addicts than overseeing their rehabilitation.

Is graft becoming more common, or is the uptick in arrests due to greater political will to clean up?

The Chinese leader downplayed repression in the region, while hyping economic possibilities.

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

Climate change and human activity threaten to drive the apple from its native soil by the end of the century, new research warns.

July has seen 100 convictions so far, but there is little faith in investigators’ impartiality.

The culture minister says he is responding to calls from the public.

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

Furious locals and police largely agree on what happened during Uzbekistan’s worst bout of unrest in almost 20 years. But there is strong dispute on one crucial point: Who started the violence?

A Eurasianet correspondent was detained for more than an hour after interviewing relatives of detainees.

A draft constitution is causing anger in the autonomous region of Karakalpakstan, whose rights have been diminished by the changes.

In multicultural Kazakhstan, unions between members of different ethnic groups are not uncommon, but they can meet resistance.