Alarm Over Intermarriage Health Risks in Tajikistan
Calls for restrictions on weddings between close relatives are falling on deaf ears.
Calls for restrictions on weddings between close relatives are falling on deaf ears.
While her husband proclaims his innocence, the death of Nadia Anjuman has attracted international attention to the plight of many women in this country.
Women are beginning to break their code of silence and stand up for their rights.
The lives of many women could be saved if they sought conventional medical treatment.
Advocates of women’s rights mark International Women’s Day by noting progress while looking ahead to how much still needs to be done.
Polygamy has staged a comeback, though opinion is split on legalisation.
The recent elections showed some surprising gains for women, but it is far too soon to herald a new age of sexual equality.
Lawmakers have cracked down, but activists fear promise of long prison terms for kidnappers may prove hollow.
From Baku to Dushanbe, anger and frustration is growing over government curbs on the Muslim headscarf.
Sex education remains a controversial topic in Kyrgyzstan, where abortion is usually the solution to unwanted pregnancies.