Will Kazakstan Adopt Anti-Gay Legislation?
Ambition to host Winter Olympics could deter government from copying Moscow’s homophobic law.
Tajik Islamic Party Focuses on Female Vote
Its backing for a female presidential candidate last year helped win new supporters.
Karabakh Peace Prospects Shot Down Together With Helicopter?
Mutual recriminations as helicopter downing mars efforts to rebuild dialogue between leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Bitter Azeri-Armenian Divisions Over "Spy" Trial
Two Azerbaijanis face murder, espionage charges in court in Karabakh.
Witness Unaware of Abuses in Nearby Bosnian Serb Prison Camp
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Turkmenistan's Reforms: Genuine or Just Window-Dressing?
Constitutional amendments unlikely to translate into real change.
Strange Bedfellows Ahead of Kyrgyz Election
Former rivals join in anticipation of stiff competition in 2015 polls.
Tajikistan: Fallout From Failed Protest Plan
Émigré opposition group unable to persuade people to take to the streets.
Anger at Maternity Pay Cut Plan in Armenia
As government says it can’t afford current benefit spending, women’ rights activists say it can’t afford not to encourage childbirth.
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