Nilufar Karimova

Five deaths under unclear circumstances suggest culture of violence continues.
Government says it is mobilising aid but villagers say more is urgently needed.
Plans to fill trade gap left by ban on European foodstuffs may not be achievable.
Alexander Sodiqov held incommunicado while conducting field research.
Despite law change, underage girls are still being married off in rural communities.
State-sponsored arts bodies win claim that the country’s intelligentsia was defamed.
Election observers from European states find there wasn’t much to vote about.