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Russian 'online insults' law will be hard to apply

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RUSSIA

RUSSIA: 'Online insults' law will be hard to apply

Turkish-US talks may limit Armenian genocide damage

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TURKEY/US

Erdogan adopted a relatively conciliatory tone and stopped short of declaring retaliatory measures, for fear of the economic consequences in particular, despite the fact that most…

Guaido foreign tour may not bring success in Venezuela

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VENEZUELA

Guaido’s trip brought strong reaffirmations of support for his interim presidency, but no clear advance of strategy to displace President Nicolas Maduro. Although he was met by…

Cambodia's Hun Sen will tighten political grip

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CAMBODIA

Cambodian government's response to international and domestic pressure.

Limits of satire could be redefined in Germany

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GERMANY

GERMANY: Limits of satire could be redefined

Egypt and Kuwait risk a spat over migrant violence

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EGYPT/KUWAIT

EGYPT/KUWAIT: Countries risk spat on migrant violence

Smaller Gulf states will tighten security measures

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GULF STATES

GULF STATES: Governments will boost security measures

Uzbekistan slipping backwards to earlier repression

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UZBEKISTAN

As he heads towards a presidential election in October, specific recent developments and the general direction of travel indicate a desire to tighten rather than ease the…

Kuwait’s tribes will oppose government policies

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KUWAIT

Sheikh Ahmad will name a new cabinet ahead of parliamentary elections, a date for which has yet to be announced. Government and parliament have been at loggerheads for a number of…

South-east Asia faces further decline in human rights

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

East Timor is the only South-east Asian country categorised by the Freedom House organisation as completely ‘free’. Cambodia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, as…