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Tuesday, July 28, 2015 - 06:14
The U.S. State Department’s 2015 Trafficking in Persons Report, published on July 27, does not buck that trend, but it is notable in recognizing what it says are efforts by Tashkent to reduce forced child labor.
Monday, July 27, 2015 - 05:47
Azerbaijan put its most celebrated investigative journalist, Khadija Ismayilova, on trial for criminal charges deemed by critics an attempt to silence the press.
Monday, July 27, 2015 - 05:45
Authorities in Kyrgyzstan have fallen largely silent about the alleged Islamic State cell that they neutralized earlier this month, only for the group itself to purportedly address a video message to the nation.
Friday, July 24, 2015 - 05:49
NATO militaries wrapped up joint exercises in Georgia this week, as the alliance tries to strengthen its position in the Caucasus as a counterweight to Russia.
Thursday, July 23, 2015 - 06:08
The takedown of a once-powerful politician in Kyrgyzstan who served as mayor of Osh when that city was devastated by a wave of deadly ethnic clashes in 2010 appears to have been completed.
Thursday, July 23, 2015 - 06:05
China, the world’s largest economy, has set its eyes on Georgia, a traditional gateway between Asia and Europe, and its investment power could transform the poverty-stricken South Caucasus country’s prospects.
Wednesday, July 22, 2015 - 06:34
In the face of widespread hopes of a last-minute change of heart, Kyrgyzstan’s government has torn up a foundational treaty in the Central Asian nation’s ties with the United States.
Wednesday, July 22, 2015 - 06:32
Authorities in Kyrgyzstan are hailing their July 16 operation as a timely, preemptive blow against Islamic terrorism.
Tuesday, July 21, 2015 - 05:45
After a period of estrangement, Baku has laid out its terms for getting back on friendly terms with Washington.
Tuesday, July 21, 2015 - 05:43
A court in Tajikistan has jailed yet another top opposition figure — a member of Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan’s leadership council, Jaloliddin Mahmudov.