IWPR
Institute for War & Peace Reporting
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Thieves Wield Powers of Darkness
As if protracted winter power cuts were not enough, Kyrgyzstan’s benighted national grid is suffering from the depradations of thieves.
21 Apr 09
License to Preach in North Kyrgyzstan
Police in the northern province of Issykkul say they are finding it harder and harder to tell the difference between Islamic extremists and individuals engaged in acceptable religious proselytising.
21 Apr 09
Rural Kyrgyz Return to Folk Healers
Traditional healers are still popular in the more remote parts of Kyrgyzstan, despite warnings from the medical profession that their folk remedies do not work.
21 Apr 09
Teachers Forced to Leave Jobs
Government gives no reason why teaching staff are being summarily dispatched to work as paper-pushers in distant locations.
20 Apr 09
Experts Prescribe Strict Diet for Tajik Economy
Economists say Tajikistan should focus more on building up manufacturing and rely less on exporting raw commodities.
18 Apr 09
Government Short of Cash to Build Free Trade Zones
Hopes are being placed in two free economic zones in the north and south of Tajikistan, but the government is short of cash to put them into operation.
18 Apr 09
Dushanbe Hostel Residents Left Stranded
In a city where homelessness is already a problem, over 100 families in Dushanbe are being thrown out of the worker’s hostel where they live.
18 Apr 09
Banned Rights Group Vows to Continue
Leading rights activist says decision to outlaw his organisation “entirely political”.
16 Apr 09
Relatives Marry Despite Risks to Children
Closely-related couples in Syria are choosing to marry even when blood tests detect genetic conditions.
16 Apr 09
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