Afghanistan: Jan ‘09
Training sessions boost capacity of journalists from provinces that tend to be overlooked by the Kabul media.
Afghanistan: Jan ‘09
IWPR report on efforts to destroy war crimes evidence puts suspects on the defensive.
Tajikistan Struggles With Rising Drug Use
The Tajik government is pursuing a programme to deter young people from using drugs, but the number of addicts is rising.
Afghanistan: Nov-Dec ‘08
New IWPR facility opened in Mazar and training extended to northern provinces that have previously seen little in way of media development.
Afghanistan: Nov-Dec '08
In-depth IWPR story probing acid attack on girls’ school picked up by six American newspapers.
Ex-Political Prisoners Remain Outcasts
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Kyrgyz Acquire New Language Skills
In recent years, people in Kyrgyzstan have become used to buying Chinese goods and eating dishes once regarded as outlandish. Now they are taking up the language as well.
Cousin Marriages Blamed for Congenital Problems
Doctors in Tajikistan say the increase in marriage between blood relatives is to blame for many health problems in newborn babies.
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