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Thursday, May 26, 2016 - 06:23
United Nations torture prevention group has suspended its visit to Ukraine after being denied access to places in several parts of the country where it suspects people are being deprived of their liberty by the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU).
Friday, May 20, 2016 - 06:56
Tajik authorities have arrested five mosque imams for allegedly promoting extremist ideas and recruiting young people to join Islamist militant groups abroad.
Thursday, April 28, 2016 - 06:17
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's (OSCE) monitoring mission in eastern Ukraine says that the number of violations of the cease-fire deal between Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed separatists is at the highest level in months.
Monday, April 18, 2016 - 06:43
Heavy fighting has raged in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz for the third consecutive day as government forces repelled Taliban attacks.
Monday, April 18, 2016 - 06:29
The United States put Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan, and several others nations on notice for what the State Department said was increasing problems with religious freedoms.
Thursday, April 14, 2016 - 06:47
A new group of people is joining the ranks of the unemployed in Uzbekistan. And for those already out of work and seeking new jobs, the new arrivals are a very bad sign.
Thursday, April 14, 2016 - 06:36
A new U.S. State Department report says Afghanistan's most pressing human rights problems stem from "widespread violence," including indiscriminate attacks on civilians by armed insurgent groups and "torture and abuse of detainees by government forces."
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 - 06:16
In a new report, Freedom House warns that economic woes are threatening the stability of "entrenched dictatorships" in the former Soviet Union, the migration crisis is fueling populism in Eastern Europe, and reforms in the Balkans are in retreat.
Thursday, March 31, 2016 - 05:22
Fifteen Afghan security troops have been killed in fighting with Taliban militants in southern Uruzgan Province.
Thursday, March 31, 2016 - 05:19
The European Union and Kazakhstan are set to have closer economic relations starting May 1, when a partnership agreement negotiated in December takes effect, top officials said March 30.