Central Asia

20 June 2018
Uzbekistan’s Afghan Peace Overture: Officials have made direct contact with the Taliban as a prelude to peace talks.

11 June 2018
Kazakhstan Presses China for ‘Urgent’ Answers on Detained Muslims: More details and tales of harsh treatment in Xinjiang’s internment camps leak out, as Beijing keeps silence.

8 June 2018
Tajikistan: No Laughing Matter as Comedian Journalist Goes on Trial: Mirsaidov was swiftly arrested after complaining to the president about corruption. From Eurasianet.

5 June 2018
Killing Exposes Persistence of Bride Kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan: Although the custom can lead to years in prison, women are still regularly forced into marriage.

4 June 2018
Contaminated Aral Sea Salt Causes Havoc: An unusual storm made breathing difficult and raised fears of crop damage as dust and salt from the desiccated Aral Sea spread over hundreds of kilometers.

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