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Berdymuhammedov to Seek Japanese Investment

Grim Month for Azeri Journalists

Jailings and detentions raise fresh concerns over fairness of country’s defamation laws.

Armenia: Turkey Accord Rings Alarm Bells

Armenians do not share world’s joy over protocols, fear Ankara has a hidden agenda.

Karabakh Government Faces Little Competition

Tiny Karabakh’s opposition moribund, lacks issues to fight on.

Limited Scope for Different View in Abkhazia

Statelet’s opposition struggles with lack of ideas, resources.

Turkmenistan's Religious Minorities Under Pressure

Open Government, Tajik-Style

People in the southern province of Khatlon are demanding that the barriers between them and their local leaders be torn down – quite literally.

Afghan Women Tell of Harsh Conditions Back Home

Refugee women in Tajikistan talk about their lives now and before.

Women Learn to Mask Loss of Virginity

Cheap artificial hymen resolves social stigma in society that frowns on premarital sex.

Fear of Damascus Regime Stymies Protest

Recent minibus driver strike rare protest in country where majority daren’t consider collective action to improve their lives.