RCA Issue 539

Tajik-Kyrgyz Water Clash a Sign of Things to Come

4 Apr 08

Unclear borders and poor communications blamed for latest dispute over water resources.

Gender Equality a Dead Letter in Tajikistan

1 Apr 08

Despite a raft of equal opportunity laws, women in this conservative society are often treated as chattels.

Kazakstan Keeps Lid on Public Meetings

26 Mar 08

Astana’s chairmanship of the OSCE unlikely to relax restrictions on freedom of assembly.

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