The Silk Road brought numerous cultures and religions together for centuries. RFE/RL visited with archaeologists who are searching for clues to what really happened on these ancient trading routes in Central Asia.
A flamboyant Tajik blogger has been roughed up in Moscow, as seen in video posted by his alleged attackers, right under the nose of a policeman. He has since said he's afraid to leave home.
Lonely grandparents watch videos of small children reciting slogans in Arabic. This is a slice of life in Kazakhstan's militant "hot spot," Zhezkazgan.
An investigation by Reuters has revealed a massive expansion of internment camps for hundreds of thousands of Muslims in China's Xinjiang province.
Pakistani security forces raced to seal off the Chinese consulate in Karachi after a suicide attack on the building on November 23. The bombers failed to gain access to the building. Initial reports said three suicide bombers and at least two policemen were killed in a gunbattle.
Thousands of Muslim worshipers marched in Pakistan to commemorate the birth of the Prophet Muhammad.
A Georgian human rights activist compares notes on feminism with a Kyrgyz pop singer who made a splash in Kyrgyzstan with her provocative video. Both have received violent threats over their actions.
Pakistan's Shimshal Valley, high in the Karakoram Mountains, is home to some of the country's most accomplished mountain climbers. But because they work as porters for foreign adventurers, they're rarely recognized for their own achievements.
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon inaugurated a new $3.9billion mega dam on November 16. He hopes it will solve the Central Asian country's energy needs and transform Tajikistan into an energy exporter.
Protests took place in Pakistan following the apparent abduction and killing of a high-ranking police official. Protesters gathered November 15 in the capital, Islamabad, and in the northwestern city of Bannu after authorities said they found a body believed to be that of Tahir Khan Dawar.
Thousands have fled to escape fighting in two ethnic Hazara-majority districts in Afghanistan. Some described horrific fighting.
Asia Bibi, a Christian woman who was sentenced to death for blasphemy, is free but under police protection after the Pakistani Supreme Court overturned her conviction. Hard-line Islamist groups continue to call for her execution.
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