Uzbek Death Penalty on Trial
The president says capital punishment is to end – but not before it could be applied to those convicted in the latest controversial trial.
The president says capital punishment is to end – but not before it could be applied to those convicted in the latest controversial trial.
An ongoing wave of sackings looks increasingly like an attempt by the president to scare off anyone who might be thinking about regime change.
Armenians urge Tbilisi officials to show more concern for their region.
Traditional values are making it difficult for women who have lost their husbands to marry who they wish.
Farmers in Baghlan province see the revival of an old sugar factory as a way to produce an alternative to lucrative opium production.
Moscow wants repayment of loans from war era, but Afghans say they’re the ones who should be paid for losses the Soviets inflicted on their country.
Dozens of mountain settlements are being steadily depopulated by the ongoing conflict.
Ethnic Azerbaijanis claim that raids by Georgia’s financial police are targeting their community unfairly.
Yerevan defies Washington by strengthening strategic relationship with Tehran.