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March 13, 2017
Tajikistan's Deadly Export

The factors that helped Tajikistan become the world leader in the export of suicide bombers to the extremist group Islamic State.

March 07, 2017
Hungary Approves Detention Of All Asylum Seekers

Hungary's parliament has overwhelmingly approved the automatic detention of all asylum seekers in container camps at the borders, despite criticism from rights groups.
March 05, 2017
Majlis Podcast: The Fallout From Detaining A Kyrgyz Opposition Leader

The detention of Omurbek Tekebaev, the leader of Kyrgyzstan's Ata-Meken party, has provided opponents of President Almazbek Atambaev and his Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan (SDPK) with a fresh rallying point. , the leader of Kyrgyzstan's Ata-Meken party, has provided opponents of President Almazbek Atambaev and his Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan with a fresh rallying point.
March 04, 2017
Heads Roll Over Uzbek Nursery-School Scandal

Uzbek authorities have arrested several nursery-school employees after videos emerged showing child abuse and other violations in schools in the southern Surkhondaryo Province.
March 02, 2017
Iran Devotes Complex To Housing Families Of Fallen Afghan Troops

Iran has opened a new complex to house the families of Afghan fighters killed in the ongoing Syrian war, where Tehran has teamed up with Moscow to help regional ally President Bashar al-Assad counter an armed rebellion.
March 01, 2017
Pashtuns Allege Persecution As Pakistan Wages Antiterrorism Battle

An outcry has erupted in Pakistan over a country-wide antiterrorism operation that minority Pashtuns say targets their community for harassment and "ethnic profiling."
February 28, 2017
Krygyz Court Orders Pretrial Detention For Opposition Leader

A court in Kyrgyzstan has ordered opposition Ata-Meken (Fatherland) party leader Omurbek Tekebaev to be kept in custody for two months while a fraud and corruption investigation continues against him.
February 26, 2017
What Central Asia Gets (Or Doesn't Get) Out Of Putin's Eurasian Economic Union

Vladimir Putin makes a trip to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan on February 27-28. Two of the countries -- Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan -- are members of the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), and Tajikistan is currently negotiating entry into the organization. The EEU is bound to be on the agenda when Putin meets with all three Central Asian leaders.
February 23, 2017
Iranian Sunni Leader Worried By Alleged 'Secret Order' To Quickly Execute Prisoners

The spiritual leader of Iran's Sunnis is concerned about an alleged "secret order" by the government to execute Sunni drug traffickers before a draft bill eliminating the death penalty becomes law.
February 22, 2017
Turkmenistan, A Country For Old Men

Turkmenistan's rubberstamp parliament is about to lose its rubber stamp, again.
February 20, 2017
Majlis Podcast: Is Central Asia Being Unfairly Portrayed In The Media?

Only when the rare crisis hits Central Asia does the area receive a lot of attention.
February 14, 2017
Can Trump Diplomacy Win Russian Support For Afghan Stability?

Amid strong skepticism, some Afghan experts see U.S. President Donald Trump’s affability toward Russian President Vladimir Putin as an opportunity to gain Moscow’s support for Afghan stability.

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Thursday 30 May 2019

Tajikistan's Deadly Export

Hungary Approves Detention Of All Asylum Seekers

Majlis Podcast: The Fallout From Detaining A Kyrgyz Opposition Leader

Heads Roll Over Uzbek Nursery-School Scandal

Iran Devotes Complex To Housing Families Of Fallen Afghan Troops

Pashtuns Allege Persecution As Pakistan Wages Antiterrorism Battle

Krygyz Court Orders Pretrial Detention For Opposition Leader

What Central Asia Gets (Or Doesn't Get) Out Of Putin's Eurasian Economic Union

Iranian Sunni Leader Worried By Alleged 'Secret Order' To Quickly Execute Prisoners

Turkmenistan, A Country For Old Men

Majlis Podcast: Is Central Asia Being Unfairly Portrayed In The Media?

Can Trump Diplomacy Win Russian Support For Afghan Stability?

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