IWPR

Falling Money Transfers Hit Kyrgyz Households

A recent banking conference in Bishkek discussed the impact of falling workers’ remittances on the Kyrgyz economy.

Migrants Wait Crisis Out in Russia

Fewer migrant workers than anticipated have come back to Kyrgyzstan from abroad, and reporter Nurlan Abdaliev went to the Russian city of Novisibirsk to find out how the rest are weathering the ongoing economic crisis.

Uzbekistan: Child Labour Continues Despite Formal Ban

Judo Diplomacy Eases Karabakh Tensions

Bid to improve Turkish-Armenian ties started with a football match, so could Judo tournament do same for Armenia and Azerbaijan?

Karabakh Villagers Yearn for Normal Life

For Azeris living close to frontline the war is an ever-present fact.

Tajik Teachers Baulk at Uniform Plan

The education ministry is seriously considering making teachers as well as schoolchildren wear a uniform.

Dial-a-Divorce in Tajikistan

Tajik migrant workers in Russia are increasingly divorcing their wives with one phone call, reports Shahodat Saibnazarova.

Pakistan: Sep ‘09

IWPR training programme enabling girls to air their views in the classroom.

DIY Coal Mines in Kyrgyz South

Ulukbu Amirova reports from Batken region in southern Kyrgyzstan, where many locals earn a living by digging coal out of the ground.

Kyrgyzstan Wrong to Cede Control of Mineral Resources – MP

Roza Otunbaeva, head of the parliamentary commission for mineral reserves, says she believes the Kyrgyz government has abdicated its responsibilities by allowing foreign investors to have too much control over its gold and other mineral reserves .