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August 30, 2018
AI Demands Justice For South Asia’s Victims Of Enforced Disappearances

In a statement marking the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance on August 30, Amnesty International revealed that tens of thousands of people remain “disappeared” in seven South Asian countries where the practice has scarred communities from Afghanistan in the north to Sri Lanka in the south.

August 30, 2018
Pentagon Says It Can't Guarantee A Waiver For India From Russian Military Sanctions

The United States cannot guarantee that it will provide India with a waiver from sanctions if it purchases major weapons from Russia like the S-400 missile system, a top Pentagon official has said.
August 27, 2018
Surrogate Motherhood Thriving In Kyrgyzstan, Despite Society's Misgivings

Though it's not easy to live in Kyrgyzstan as a surrogate mother, many women decide the hardships of carrying someone else's baby are worth the big financial payoff.
August 16, 2018
Suspected Tajik Cyclists' Attacker 'Influenced By Others,' Says Mother

Police and the family reportedly shared similar concerns about the lone surviving suspect in the worst terrorist attack on Westerners in Tajik history. But both appear to have underestimated the problem.
August 15, 2018
Afghanistan, The 'Unintended Casualty' Of U.S. Sanctions On Iran

Afghanistan looks to be an indirect casualty of U.S. sanctions on Iran.
August 14, 2018
Tajikistan Lets Activists' Families Reunite, But HRW Says Crisis Continues

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has welcomed recent decisions by Tajik authorities to allow two children of exiled dissidents to leave the country and reunite with their families who live abroad.
August 13, 2018
Caspian Summit Delivers Less Than Expected

While the leaders of Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan did sign an agreement on the legal status of the Caspian Sea, it was clear that some of the same issues that prevented an agreement that suited all five countries remained. (The views expressed in this blog post do not necessarily reflect those of RFE/RL.)
August 12, 2018
Five States Sign Convention On Caspian Legal Status

The leaders of the five Caspian Sea countries are meeting in the Kazakh port city of Aqtau to sign a convention in an effort to resolve major differences over the resource-rich body's legal status.
August 09, 2018
Drought Devastates Iran's Sistan-Baluchistan Province

Sistan-Baluchestan, mainly populated by Sunni Baluch (Baloch), is one of the most deprived provinces of Iran, where recent sand storms and drought have significantly aggravated its problems.
August 04, 2018
Iranian Cities Hit By More Protests Over Economic Woes

One demonstrator was reportedly fatally shot in northern Iran as hundreds of people returned to the streets of several Iranian cities on August 3 for a fourth consecutive day of protests amid growing anxiety over the country's economic difficulties and the return of U.S. sanctions.
August 01, 2018
Tragedy In Tajikistan: Most Humans 'Are Warm, Friendly People Who Wish Us No Harm'

Four foreign cyclists were killed and three injured in an attack in Tajikistan that was claimed by Islamic State extremists. Here's a look at those killed and the survivors.
July 30, 2018
Islamic State Claims Attack That Killed Four Foreign Cyclists In Tajikistan

The Islamic State (IS) extremist group has claimed responsibility for the killing of four foreign cyclists who were attacked by at least one assailant with a gun and knife after being run down by a vehicle in southern Tajikistan.

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