Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty
Monday, September 30, 2013 - 07:30
Supporters of Azerbaijan's united opposition presidential candidate, Camil Hasanli, have held a rally in the capital Baku.
Monday, September 30, 2013 - 07:28
Hilal Mamedov, the editor of the Baku-based "Tolisi Sado" (The Voice of Talysh) independent newspaper, was found guilty of high treason, incitement of ethnic, religious, and racial hatred, and drugs possession.
Friday, September 27, 2013 - 07:46
An opposition Tajik presidential candidate, Oinihol Bobonazarova, has accused the police of interfering in her campaign.
Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 08:10
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Moscow has "very good" evidence that the type of sarin gas used in a deadly chemical attack in the Damascus suburbs on August 21 was homemade, lending credence to assertions that Syrian rebels were responsible.
Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 08:06
Some 200 citizens of Kyrgyzstan's southern Aqsy district have protested the appearance of Uzbek border guards on disputed territory.
Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - 10:23
Azer Tagiyev said on September 25 that programs broadcast by the three foreign media outlets attempted to influence voters and thus violated Azerbaijani election legislation.
Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - 10:10
Prominent Uzbek human rights activist Bobomurod Razzoqov has been sentenced to four years in jail.
Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - 10:09
The Europe-based Human Rights for Central Asia Association says an Uzbek journalist missing since September 21 has been sentenced to 12 days in jail.
Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - 10:06
Rajab Mirzo, a Tajik journalist-turned-politician, says the party's decision to back Bobonazarova could help the IRPT transform its image.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - 09:31
In a statement, RSF said journalist Sergei Naumov, who is known for his reporting about forced labor in Uzbekistan's cotton industry, managed to inform friends by telephone that he had been arrested.