The US State Department, which is struggling to cope with the oil price crash this week, says US firms could…
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Uzbek president moves to end forced cotton labour
Uzbekistan’s president, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, has signed a decree ending the state-order system for cotton cultivation in a move to end…
Russia backs up economy amid oil price crash
The Russian ruble has fallen to a four-year low as oil prices crashed after Moscow withdrew from oil production talks…
Rights group calls for UN action on Uzbekistan
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has made a submission to the United Nations Human Rights Committee ahead of its national review…
Serbia receives Russian air-defence equipment
Russia has delivered Pantsir S1 air-defence systems (pictured) to Serbia, according to the authorities in Belgrade. The rapid-fire system is designed…
Independent Uzbek told to move out by landowner
Tashkent’s Ilkhom playhouse, which has long been a sanctuary of free speech, experimental theatre and culture within dictatorial Uzbekistan, this…
UK taxpayers to pay Poland to send trash back
More than 220 tonnes of “illegally exported” rubbish in Poland is to be sent back to the UK, which would…
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