Regime

A woman and her child walk through a market in Aleppo’s Al-Shaar neighbourhood. (Photo: Hussam Kuwaifatiyeh)

Stranded in Aleppo

A young woman waits for a desperately-needed operation.

6 Oct 16

At the Mercy of the Bullets

There is nowhere to hide when regime troops move into the city.

5 Oct 16

Zaina Erhaim. (Photo: Hayyan Alyousouf)

UK Government Seize Passport of Syrian Journalist

Outspoken critic of the Assad regime was stopped as she entered the UK.

30 Sep 16

(l to r) Late Uzbek president Islam Karimov (left), President of Mongolia Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the 2016 Shanghai Cooperation Summit. (Photo: Kremlin press office/Wikimedia)

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation: Paper Tiger or Sleeping Dragon?

Eurasian grouping will include half of the world’s population when it expands next year.

26 Sep 16

People protest against the amendments to the Constitution, which "will make the republic to the monarchy". (Photo: Kamala Allahverdiyeva)

Protests Mark Azerbaijan’s Referendum

Opposition groups say reforms will perpetuate the powers of the current leadership.

24 Sep 16

A woman and her children inspect their bombed-out house in Aleppo’s Al-Mashad neighbourhood. (Photo: Salah al-Ashqar)

Memories of a Dark Night

Trapped at home by tanks and mortar shells.

19 Sep 16

The streets of Dushanbe were filled with marchers. (Photo: Roman Buryak/IWPR)

Tajikistan's Public Display of Pride

Many participants given little choice but to take part in mass celebrations.

15 Sep 16

The late President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov. (Photo: Host Photo Agency/Ria Novosti via Getty Images)

Uzbekistan: Karimov's Legacy

How has the late leader left his country after 25 years of autocratic rule?

8 Sep 16

The flag of Uzbekistan is flown at half-mast on the cabinet of ministers building in Tashkent. (Photo: Gazeta.uz news agency)

Uzbekistan: After the Patriarch

The late leader leaves a tainted legacy and no evident successor.

6 Sep 16

Traditional wedding in the Oykabura village in the Fergana Valley region of Uzbekistan. (Photo: Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)

Uzbekistan: 25 Years of Karimov's Rule

Looking back at images of life in the quarter-century since independence.

5 Sep 16

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