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Friday, November 7, 2014 - 07:25
A second lawyer has been barred from defending jailed Azerbaijani human rights activist Leyla Yunus.
Friday, November 7, 2014 - 07:20
Amnesty International (AI) has raised alarm over the fate of a man who has been abducted in Russia and forcibly returned to Uzbekistan.
Friday, October 10, 2014 - 07:34
The recent announcement of support for Islamic State (IS) by the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) has given rise to media speculation in Central Asia over the threat of IS to the region.
Tuesday, October 7, 2014 - 06:47
Kyrgyz authorities say a 19-year-old medical school student from Kyrgyzstan's southern Osh region is "fighting" on the side of Islamic State militants in Syria.
Monday, October 6, 2014 - 07:32
Russian forces based in Tajikistan are holding military drills near the Central Asian nation's capital, Dushanbe.
Thursday, October 2, 2014 - 06:44
Small-town hospitality has given way to guardedness in this northern Tajik village. Residents appear wary of people asking questions, passersby turn away when they spot a person they don't know, and homeowners speak to unknown visitors over the fence rather than open the gate. That's how it's been in Chorqishloq ever since the village gained the unwanted reputation of being a jihadist hotbed.
Wednesday, October 1, 2014 - 06:41
Central Asian governments are trying to prevent young men from evading mandatory military service during autumn conscription campaigns that began on October 1.
Tuesday, September 30, 2014 - 06:40
A group of women have been detained in Kyrgyzstan's southern region of Jalal-Abad for alleged membership in a banned Islamic group.
Monday, September 29, 2014 - 06:57
Eight Kyrgyz nationals fighting in Syria in the ranks of Islamist forces against government troops have been killed.
Friday, September 26, 2014 - 11:36
As foreign forces in Afghanistan prepare to complete their drawdown at the end of this year, and responsibility for security falls entirely on Afghan government forces, the governments in Central Asia have been worrying and taking measures to prevent Afghanistan’s problems from becoming Central Asia’s problems also.