EU Easing of Uzbek Sanctions “Absurd”
European foreign ministers accused of placing energy interests over human rights.
Del Ponte: Mladic Obstacle to Serbia's EU Progress
Offer of cash for information leading to general’s arrest does little to convince prosecutor that Serbia is serious about capturing him.
New Party May Dominate Kyrgyz Parliament
Critics of recent changes warn that Kyrgyzstan could end up with a one-party legislature that exists solely to rubberstamp the president’s decisions.
Armenia: Yezidis Endure Years of Living Dangerously
Ethnic minority blames official discrimination for failure to remove potentially lethal electricity pylons from their village.
Dagestan's Pre-Scripted Phone Chat With Putin
The Russian president gets only a censored view of a North Caucasian village’s problems.
Turkmenistan's Disappointing Prison Amnesty
A mass release of convicts is not in itself a sign of liberalisation.
Radonjic Lake Killings Revisited
Haradinaj defence team challenges prosecution claim that victims found in 1998 were killed by KLA troops.
Armenia: Yezidis Endure Years of Living Dangerously
Ethnic minority blames official discrimination for failure to remove potentially lethal electricity pylons from their village.
Dagestan's Pre-Scripted Phone Chat With Putin
The Russian president gets only a censored view of a North Caucasian village’s problems.
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