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Tuesday, January 20, 2015 - 06:42
Human Rights Watch has called on German Chancellor Angela Merkel to urge Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to free all jailed journalists, rights activists, and government critics
Tuesday, January 20, 2015 - 06:35
The Crisis Group (ICG) says the five Central Asian countries need to develop a credible, coordinated action plan to counter the threats posed by Islamic State militants and "growing radicalism" in the region.
Friday, January 16, 2015 - 08:00
Kyrgyzstan's security forces -- who are also undertaking work with returnees from Syria -- the Islamist recruiters are changing their tactics. "Here, the [security] bodies are powerless, they do not have the technology to continually monitor the actions of the radicals. It's all about money. It would be good if the state could pay more attention to this issue," said Eden Usubaliev, director of Prudent Solutions, a think tank in Kyrgyzstan
Friday, January 16, 2015 - 07:53
Russian and Armenian officials, who claim to be cooperating on an investigation, so far have offered mixed messages on who holds the right to take the soldier to trial.
Thursday, January 15, 2015 - 07:08
A U.S. congressman has urged Azerbaijan to release jailed journalist Khadija Ismayilova and criticized its crackdown on RFE/RL's Baku bureau.
Wednesday, January 14, 2015 - 06:31
Kyrgyzstan’s fears of domestic terrorism and extremism also stem from concerns that Kyrgyz citizens who are fighting in Syria could return home and carry out terrorist attacks.
Tuesday, January 13, 2015 - 07:26
Uzbek President Islam Karimov says his country will never join any "alliance similar to the U.S.S.R."
Wednesday, January 7, 2015 - 06:59
The Russian military says Russia, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan will hold joint naval exercises in the Caspian Sea for the first time this summer. The five shoreline countries -- Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and Iran -- have argued over the division of the Caspian and the right to its rich resources since the 1991 Soviet collapse.
Wednesday, January 7, 2015 - 06:45
Authorities in Azerbaijan have detained 10 men on suspicion of taking part in militant activities alongside armed groups in Syria.
Monday, January 5, 2015 - 12:51
Government officials in Europe and the United States have offered only muted criticism of Azerbaijan throughout a year of rampant human rights violations that included the arrest of journalists and activists and the closure of numerous NGOs.