News: It started during the morning of April 22 at bazaars in the eastern Uzbek cities of Kokand and Margilan. Members of Uzbekistan's National Security Service (SNB) in civilian clothes made their way through the crowds and forced women wearing head scarves to remove them. The SNB were back on April 23 just to ensure everyone understood this new "hudjum" was policy, not a one-day event. One woman said she…

Headlines • Rebels Make Gains in Syria • Another Riot Another Killing in the US • Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan Elections Details Rebels Make Gains in Syria Since the rebel victory in Idlib in late March, the rebels have made considerable advances in their ongoing offensive in the wider Idlib province and northwestern Hama provinces. The biggest gain by the rebels occurred when they managed to seize the critical Idlib town…

News: On Nov 26, 2014, the Malaysian Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak presented a white paper entitled "Towards Addressing Threats of Islamic State (IS) Groups" in Parliament in acknowledging the continued threat of violence within and outside the country. Consequently, on April 7, 2015, the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) 2015 was passed without amendment at the Parliament at about 2:25 am after a debate of more than…

Headlines • Russian President Putin calls 1915 Armenian Killings ‘Genocide' • Netanyahu's Independence Day Message Praises Troops' ‘Fighting Spirit' in Gaza • Tajikistan Bans Hajj Pilgrimage for Citizens Younger Than 35 Details Russian president Putin calls 1915 Armenian killings ‘genocide' According to the report, in a statement released on the Kremlin's website on the occasion of event in Moscow called "A World without Genocide," the Russian leader called the 1915…