IWPR

Cost of Burial Plots Soars

Skyrocketing price of final resting place is a grave matter for Damascenes. By Hani Mawed (SB No. 96, 12-Mar-10)

Iran and Syria Look to Closer Ties

Visa move aimed at improving relations at a human level but obstacles remain.

Darfur's Displaced Seek Restitution

But uncertainties over land laws prevent them reclaiming property from foreign settlers.

Uzbek Oligarchs Under Pressure

Uzbek Journalists Get Rare Chance to Meet Foreign Analyst

Kazakstan's Record Under Scrutiny at OSCE Event

Human rights meeting becomes platform for arguments that Kazakstan is not ready to chair European grouping.

Dam Dispute Heats Up Between Uzbeks, Tajiks

NGO Report: Torture in Uzbekistan: Still systematic and unpunished

Submitted to the 98th session of the United Nations Committee on Civil and Political Rights.

NGO Report: Freedom of Movement in Uzbekistan

On the laws and practices of the Republic of Uzbekistan regarding the rights of citizens to free movement and choice of residence.