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The rise in public protests and widespread calls for Vladimir Putin to step down cloud the outlook for his political authority. Attempts to organise rival pro-Putin rallies through... 2012-02-24

The intergovernmental commission on delimitation and demarcation of the border between Uzbekistan and Tajikistan reportedly held a meeting on February 21. First Deputy Prime Minister... 2012-02-22

Geldimurat Nurmuhammedov, former culture and tourism minister of Turkmenistan, has criticised the county's ruling party, calling it an 'unlawful' institution. He also condemned the... 2012-02-22

On January 23 - a week after Kazakhstan's January 15 parliamentary elections - the authorities raided the offices and homes of opposition party Alga officials, which was banned from... 2012-01-27

International mining majors and the foreign investment community in Mongolia will keep a close eye on political developments in the run-up to the parliamentary election in June. With... 2012-01-27

Increasingly aggressive rhetoric from Azerbaijan suggests that risks of a military confrontation with Armenia over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region are rising. With the country... 2012-01-26

Following widespread arrests in mid-2011, Belarusian police forces arrested a small number of individuals in late December who were staging a candle-lit protest to mark the one-year... 2012-01-26

Renewed eurozone volatility, especially concerning a default by a sovereign in the absence of more comprehensive fiscal integration measures and higher bailout funds will have significant... 2012-01-26

Around 50 protestors gathered outside the Kyrgyz government building in Bishkek demanding full implementation of an anti-gambling law. Many casinos still operate despite the law's enactment... 2012-01-24

The disputed presidential election in late November has created a political atmosphere of chaos in the breakaway region of South Ossetia, after the Kremlin-backed candidate and former... 2012-01-03