Kazakhstan's Interior Ministry is changing its approach to handling victims of sexual violence. Deputy Minister Sanzhar Adilov announced at a roundtable in parliament that such cases will be assigned exclusively to female investigators to reduce the risk of additional psychological trauma for victims and increase trust in investigative bodies.
A blogger from Uzbekistan, Jasurbek Shodiyev, known online as Jasjan, has been detained in Moscow for posting provocative videos filmed in the Moscow metro.
In the “Geopolitics” program on Kun.uz, political scientists Farkhod Tolipov and Khamid Sadyk answered viewers’ questions, one of which concerned the 201st Russian military base in Tajikistan.
Kyrgyzstan has been removed from the European Union's list of air carriers banned from operating within the bloc, ending an 18-year restriction that had been in place since 2006. The announcement was made by the press service of President Sadyr Japarov, citing a notification from the European Commission's Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE).
Alexander Bortnikov, head of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), alleged in late May that Western intelligence services are attempting to use former fighters of the Islamic State (ISIS) as proxy forces against Iran.
Azerbaijan is planning to ban the creation of social media accounts for individuals under the age of 16, with strict fines and technical restrictions for violators. The proposed amendments to the Code of Administrative Offenses, the laws “On Information, Informatization and Protection of Information” and “On Protection of Children from Harmful Information” were discussed at a joint meeting of the Milli Majlis committees on human rights, family, women and children, and legal policy and state building, local agencies Trend and Report reported.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's 'Civil Contract' party secured 49.81% of the vote in the country's parliamentary elections, falling short of the 50% threshold. This marks a decline from the 54% achieved in the 2021 elections, according to Reuters. The Central Election Commission reported a voter turnout of 58.97%, or 1,476,597 citizens.
Armenians are heading to the polls on June 7 in a parliamentary election that could decide whether the country continues its westward drift or returns to its traditional ally, Russia. The small South Caucasus nation of three million has faced mounting economic pressure from Moscow as Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan seeks re-election on a promise of European integration.
Armenians head to the polls on June 7 for a parliamentary election that will also serve as a de facto referendum on the country's geopolitical alignment. Voters will choose between rapid European Union integration or a return to Russia's sphere of influence.
Armenians went to the polls on Sunday in a parliamentary election that is expected to bolster the country's pro-European trajectory, despite Russia's anger at the government's course. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's Civil Contract party leads with 32% support, according to surveys.
The State Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg has launched the exhibition 'Unveiling Palace Chambers: Art at the Court of the Emir of Bukhara', organized by the Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation in collaboration with the Hermitage.
Nodira Mansurova, born in Uzbekistan, has been appointed as the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's (EBRD) Regional Director for Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. She will assume her new role on September 1, 2026, and will be based in Bishkek.