Tajik Industrial Giant May Go on Sale

The government denies plans for quick sell-off of huge aluminium smelter, but some believe it will come sooner rather than later.

Special Report: Central Asian Neighbours Close Ranks

Regional leaders join China and Russia in stressing the need for US bases to close, and for external forces to stop meddling.

Crimean Leader "Not Ready" for Talks with Kiev Government

GUAM Seeks Kazaks and Turkmen as Members

Russia Intervenes in Dnestr Dispute

Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed to work towards a resolution of Moldova's separatist conflict.

Human Rights Under Threat in Crimea

Interview with Ukrainian human rights activist Maryna Tsapok.

Back to the USSR? Memory Wars in the South Caucasus

Kremlin narratives have co-opted history and propagated a distorted memory of the Soviet past.

Activists Rubbish Book Defending Mahallas

Author of new book says rights activists have painted a distorted picture of neighbourhood committees.

Azerbaijan Tidies Away Human Rights Critics

While Baku presides over European rights institution, senior politician says human rights defenders deserve punishment.