Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is to face trials for alleged illegal use of funds in his 2012 presidential election…
Central Asia
Uzbekistan revives old security force
Uzbekistan’s National Security Service (SNB) used to be the most feared arm of the state until President Shavkat Mirziyoyev criticised…
Ex-Uzbek dictator’s daughter faces fresh charges
Uzbekistan says it has opened more criminal proceedings against Gulnara Karimova (pictured), the elder daughter of former dictator Islam Karimov….
Ex-Kyrgyzstan president charged with murder
Former Kyrgyzstan president Almazbek Atambayev has been charged with the murder of a police officer after two raids on his…
Uzbek ‘torture’ jail closes
Uzbekistan’s notorious Jaslyk prison, where thousands of alleged Islamists and opposition figures were held after government trials based on torture-induced…
Kyrgyzstan ex-president arrested after bloody standoff
Kyrgyzstan’s ex-president has been arrested after urging his supporters to push for the removal of the government, following an earlier…
Release jailed Uzbek ex-envoy: HRW
Uzbekistan has been called to release a retired envoy charged with treason who has been detained since December, Human Rights…
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