Nov. 15, 2024 04:52 AM EST
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Nisreen Elsaim has been a climate activist for a dozen years, much of it focusing on the intersection of war and climate change. In April 2023, it became personal, when she awoke in her native Sudan to the explosions and gunfire of an erupting civil war.
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Oct. 28, 2024 09:07 AM EDT
Parties loyal to Uzbekistan's president swept parliament seats, according to official results released on Monday, in an election devoid of any real opposition in the tightly controlled Central Asian country
There are five registered parties in the country and they nominated all...
Oct. 27, 2024 12:00 PM EDT
Polls closed in Uzbekistan's parliamentary election Sunday that featured no real opposition to the Central Asian country’s strongman president, despite a recent overhaul of the electoral system and years of reform that have included economic liberalization and easing censorship.
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