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Karabakh Faiths Decry State Controls

Minority religions protest over new law that puts them under supervision of authorities.

Pessimism about US-Syria Rapprochement

Syria Media Report, 02-March-09

Calls for West to Stop Pressuring Syria

Syria Media Report, 02-March-09

IAEA Accused of Exaggeration

Syria Media Report, 02-March-09

Press Speculates About Cairo Blast

Syria Media Report, 02-March-09

Rights Group Decries Dropped Case

Syria Media Report, 02-March-09

Troubled Kids Used as Drug Couriers

Drug trafficking rings in Tajikistan have been making increasing use of women and children, who are less likely to attract the police’s attention.

Tajik Parties Campaign to Lower Pension Age

Opposition parties in Soghd province in the north of Tajikistan are calling for the retirement age to be reduced so that more people are eligible for a pension.

Uzbek Private Sector Hampered by Corruption

Children's Home Remains Under Scrutiny

Questions continue to be asked about a children’s home in northeast Kyrgyzstan, reports Eleonora Mambetshakirova.