Tajikistan: Keeping Up With the Neighbours
Tajiks ignore concerns expressed by government and Islamic figures and spend every penny they earn or borrow on lavish weddings and funerals.
Tajiks ignore concerns expressed by government and Islamic figures and spend every penny they earn or borrow on lavish weddings and funerals.
Moscow-backed prime minister says women should wear headscarves, in a move that human rights activists fear brings the country one step closer to Sharia law.
Whether you view March 24 as a positive turning point or a national tragedy very much depends which side of the protest lines you were on at the time.
Radicals and Islamists now dominate the ranks of Chechen rebel fighters.
Even well-off oil company workers likely to have a hard time getting a loan.
The Karabakh Armenians voice their concerns over elements of a peace agreement.
The Azerbaijani government denies reports of deaths linked to the virus.
Consternation at Grozny government decision to stop work of Danish Refugee Council in Chechnya.
Even though the government is trying to show its investigation is scrupulously fair, colleagues of murdered opposition leader Altynbek Sarsenbaev say the true story remains untold.