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Monday, March 21, 2016 - 06:33
A top official with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has welcomed Azerbaijan's recent release of some civil-society activists and journalists and called for the release of more people believed imprisoned for political reasons.
Thursday, March 10, 2016 - 06:29
The UN special rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and expression has expressed "grave" concern over the situation faced by civil-society groups, independent media, and political opposition in Tajikistan.
Wednesday, March 2, 2016 - 06:40
NATO's top commander warned that Russia and Syria have turned the refugee crisis into a "weapon" against the West at a time when it lacks resources to counter a "resurgent, aggressive" Russia.
Monday, February 29, 2016 - 06:30
Out of six parties * competing for seats in the Mazhilis, Kazakhstan's lower house of parliament, in the March 20 elections, there is one that could be considered a genuine opposition party: the Nationwide Social-Democratic Party (NSDP).
Tuesday, February 23, 2016 - 06:34
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), an international press rights group, has expressed concerns about the February 22 detention in Almaty of Seitqazy Mataev, the head of the Kazakh Journalists Union and the chairman of the National Press Club.
Thursday, February 18, 2016 - 06:47
At least two police officers have died and 12 people, six of them police officers, been injured after a vehicle packed with explosives blew up while approaching a police patrol post near Dzhemikent, some 20 kilometers north of the coastal town of Derbent in southern Daghestan.
Wednesday, February 17, 2016 - 06:47
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Georgia is moving closer to the military alliance by making reforms and major contributions to "our shared security."
Wednesday, February 17, 2016 - 06:16
Fighting between Russia-backed separatists and government forces has flared in eastern Ukraine and the humanitarian situation is "dire," the head of Europe’s main security organization has told RFE/RL.
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 - 09:13
Russia and Saudi Arabia, the world's two largest crude producers, have agreed to freeze output, as long as others follow suit.
Thursday, January 7, 2016 - 07:04
A court in Uzbekistan has begun the trial of an ethnic Armenian accused with four others of plotting to carry out "anticonstitutional activities" in Uzbekistan and of being sympathizers of the Islamic State extremist group, among other charges.