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Small Firms Feel Effects of Tax Change
Reporter Nurlan Abdaliev discovered that private firms are going underground or cutting jobs because of a recent change in Kyrgyzstan’s tax laws.
4 Feb 09
Anger at Islamic Demo Convictions Continues
Relatives and supporters of some of those convicted after a Muslim protest in the southern Kyrgyz town of Nookat last October say sentences were handed down to people who were not even there at the time, and the court was not presented with all the eviden
4 Feb 09
Tbilisi Buoyed by US Commitment
Georgia hails treaty with America as sign of long-term support.
3 Feb 09
Armenia Faces European Sanction
The country could lose its vote in PACE for refusing to conform to European rights body’s resolutions.
3 Feb 09
Georgians, Armenians Bemoan Border Restrictions
Villagers on both sides of the Armenian-Georgian border say new controls are ruining their lives.
3 Feb 09
Education Cut Bad for Women
A decision to end distance-learning courses in Tajikistan will have serious consequences for women who have no other practical way of continuing in education, experts say.
30 Jan 09
Power Crisis Gets Worse
The electricity supply has deteriorated to a point where people in remote parts of Tajikistan are only getting an hour a day.
30 Jan 09
Tajikistan's Homeless Children
Social and economic problems leave many children in Tajikistan fending for themselves on the streets.
30 Jan 09
Sermons and Security Aim to Assure Falluja Voters
By an IWPR-trained reporter in Falluja (ICR No. 282, 30-Jan-09)
30 Jan 09
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