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Institute for War & Peace Reporting
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Job Fairs Slow to Take Off
To ease the homecoming of migrant workers returning from Russia, the Tajik authorities are now holding job fairs in the capital Dushanbe.
17 Mar 09
Charity Appears to Benefit From Improved US Ties
US Treasury allows transfer of funds raised by Syrian ex-pats for Damascus-based organisation helping child cancer sufferers.
17 Mar 09
Armenian Gays Face Long Walk to Freedom
Society remains as relentlessly homophobic here as elsewhere in the Caucasus, but activists say there some grounds for hope.
16 Mar 09
Azeri Muslims Feel State Far From Friendly
Believers says problems over mosques, headscarves and the Hajj reflect official climate of indifference or hostility.
16 Mar 09
Azeri Journalist Speaks of Interrogation Ordeal
He claims what he thought was to be an interview with state officials turned into abusive encounter.
16 Mar 09
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