IWPR

Tajikistan Comes to Terms With Immigrant Labour

Although it is a country where hundreds of thousands of people go abroad in search of work, Tajikistan is also host to several thousand foreign worker.

Art to Combat Pollution in Kyrgyz Capital

Nuraiym Ryskulova reports from Bishkek, where a campaign is under way to improved the environment through encouragement rather than coercion.

Osh Gets Autumn Clean-Up

The mayor’s office in the southern city of Osh has instructed residents to clean the streets outside their homes, otherwise their water and electricity could be switched off.

Bid to Boost Consumer Spending Falls Flat

Syrians living on low wages deride government Eid bonus.

Caucasus: Sept ‘09

IWPR events help activist groups in Armenia and Georgia communicate refugee concerns to government officials.

Teenage Girls Fill Labour Gap

School-age girls are out gathering the cotton harvest in parts of Tajikistan this autumn, and many have dropped out of education altogether.

Kyrgyzstan: Journalist Alisher Saipov's Murder Left Unsolved

Kyrgyzstan: Journalist Alisher Saipov's Murder Left Unsolved

Unregistered Marriages Offer Little Protection

Many marriages in southern Kyrgyzstan are not legally registered, leaving spouses without recourse to the law if things go wrong.

Comment: Constitutional Review Fears

There’s concern the process may tighten Kabila’s hold on power and further undermine judicial independence.