Uzbekistan declares a state of emergency as violence erupts in its northwest autonomous region over draft constitution amendments Massive protests engulfed northwest Uzbekistan on Friday over the Central Asian nation’s plan to revoke key rights from its autonomous region, Karakalpakstan, amid constitutional changes. The standoff between police and protesters turned violent, with videos on social... 

Delegates attend the assembly of Crimea Tatars in Bakhchisaray on March 29, 2014. Crimean Tatars say they will establish their own autonomous region on the Black Sea peninsula. According to a Saturday vote by the Crimean Tatars’ assembly, the 300,000-strong Muslim minority will seek “ethnic and territorial autonomy.” “In the life of every nation there comes a time when it must...