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Any breakthrough in improving the lot of labor migrants will be touted as sign of his political heft.

The terminal state of the economy remains paramount in the minds of those wishing to leave.

Rights activists blasted the authorities' use of force.

Acting President Japarov came to power on the crest of rallies, but will he know how to deal with them as leader?

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

One hundred years after the Red Army established the Bukharan People's Soviet Republic, residents are ambivalent about its meaning.

Rigged elections have created political crises in two other post-Soviet countries this year, leaving Nur-Sultan edgy ahead of a parliamentary vote.

Some are speaking out against the conflict despite fears the government’s strong support for Azerbaijan could fuel nationalist reprisals.

The appearance of the self-defense units is the second time this year that civil society has been forced to hold the line. Where the state repeatedly fails to live up to its obligations, volunteers step in.

Severe economic and epidemiological challenges now lie ahead.

Any political turmoil was bound to worsen Kyrgyzstan's eviscerated economy, but what has happened over the past week has been especially destructive.

The election did not feel very competitive in the president's hometown.

The Georgian government’s strict, successful early response earned it political dividends. But with a new outbreak, that success is coming under question.

Such scandals are likely to raise few eyebrows, however.

Beijing is eager to show solidarity as the coronavirus pandemic rumbles on.