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Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan opposed discussion of Xinjiang at the UN Human Rights Council.

It sounded like Xi Jinping was warning Putin against any adventures in Central Asia.

Letters from Washington, cybersecurity cooperation with China, and negotiating with a bankrupt Taliban. This and more in our weekly briefing.

With an art school and international animation festival, a Georgian Orthodox bishop is trying to revive a village on the de facto border with South Ossetia.

Iran and Georgia considered as alternatives.

The documents focuses on viruses, droughts, water shortages and food deficits as potential crisis flashpoints.

New pressure from Washington will make China look even closer at Central Asia.

A facile and naïve plan being discussed in Washington risks backfiring on Iran’s minority Christians.

The government’s lack of capacity helps explain the about-face.

Supporters of the move think it will provide a useful outlet for the momentarily unemployed.