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There were widely different reactions to the passing of the cleric and the Islamic activist, who were on opposite sides of the political spectrum.

Every unhappy country is unhappy in its own way.

The resettlement of the key Nagorno-Karabakh town is due to start this year as well.

Tashkent is eager not to be seen as endorsing anti-war positions.

Children's rights experts say a better approach would be to invest in social workers.

While the country's authoritarian rulers are utterly indifferent to political freedoms, how the investment regime is perceived is another matter. Our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

The election of an independent ombudsperson through a transparent process was among the 12 conditions the country must fulfill to become an EU membership candidate.

Plus: The geopolitical rivalry over Central Asia heats back up.

Mirziyoyev has himself said he wants a free press, although his remarks are greeted coolly by skeptics.

The ruling party promised it would go through all formal procedures to defeat one of the bills, which already passed in the first reading. That will take more than 10 days though.

Farmland and pastures across Central Asia are far less productive after decades of monocropping.

Many see the adoption of Georgia's "foreign agent" legislation as a definitive geopolitical turn away from the West.

News reported last week about Uzbekistan preparing to accommodate Russian gas in its pipelines may not have been true, despite officials initially stating otherwise.

Georgia's ruling party cites the U.S. in defense of its controversial bills on foreign agents, but critics argue the nation is learning from the worst.

Seventy percent of girls aged 11 to 14 have been vaccinated against Human Papillomavirus.

Bakhtiyar Hajiyev is recovering from a 51-day hunger strike, while activists say cybercrime against him has "endangered the lives" of women he interacted with.

While the government insists it is trying to stop the spread of disinformation, press freedom advocates see a familiar attempt to control the message.

The teen creators of the video have got the backing of at least one senior official though.

The parliamentary majority is proceeding with two alternative bills as resistance grows both at home and abroad.

Plus: Rising gender-based violence in Kyrgyzstan

Authorities have responded to public fears by forming a committee to oversee existing committees.

Attention will now turn to the delicate process of enabling children to readapt to normal civilian life.

The activist ended up being hoist by his own petard when he was fined for disseminating religious material without permission.

Police routinely catch people trying to sell mercury on the black market.

The deaths of four Azerbaijani students in the Turkey quakes have fueled frustration.