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Wednesday, September 23, 2015 - 06:44
Earlier this month, authorities in Turkmenistan allowed a prominent cultural icon, Geldy Kyarizov, to leave the country. It is a noteworthy development for a country that rights activists describe as one of the most repressive states on earth, but it is unlikely that it signals a significant easing of the Turkmen government’s authoritarian ways.
Wednesday, September 23, 2015 - 06:41
While six Azerbaijani journalists remain imprisoned, Azerbaijani government is on its next witch hunt, this time against the reporters of the popular independent online platform Meydan.TV.
Wednesday, September 23, 2015 - 06:40
The death toll from a series of bomb blasts blamed on Boko Haram in Maiduguri in northeastern Nigeria has risen to at least 117, hospital sources said Tuesday, more than twice the official tally.
Wednesday, September 23, 2015 - 06:36
Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov received U.S. Ambassador Pamela Spratlen in Tashkent on September 22.
Wednesday, September 23, 2015 - 06:33
In the small Central Asian nation Tajikistan, the government is in the midst of a crackdown on beard-growing in the predominantly Muslim population. Citing concerns over displays of religious extremism, authorities even go so far as to forcibly shave offending citizens.
Wednesday, September 23, 2015 - 06:29
Burkina Faso's coup leader said Tuesday he would abide by a deal reached with top African mediators, but warned his men would defend themselves if attacked after the army entered the capital.
Wednesday, September 23, 2015 - 06:27
A member of an independent political group critical of the Armenian government was savagely beaten after a protest in Yerevan, the capital, on September 21, 2015, Human Rights Watch said today.
Wednesday, September 23, 2015 - 06:24
The United States has disclosed that it has paid US$1.3 billion for humanitarian assistant in South Sudan since the beginning of the civil war in December 2013.
Wednesday, September 23, 2015 - 06:13
Burkina Faso's interim President Michel Kafando has said he is back in charge and civilian rule restored after last week's military takeover.
Tuesday, September 22, 2015 - 12:11
Since the Islamic State’s stunning gains in Iraq in summer 2014, the United States has gotten back into the business of trying to train Iraqi security forces.