Little Support for Kazak Wives
Women in rural areas have little hope of a sympathetic ear if their husband abuses them.
16 Jun 05
Central Asia
Turkmenistan: Suffering in Silence
More support is available for battered Turkmen women, but too many are resigned to their fate.
16 Jun 05
Balkars Begin to Protest
The Balkar minority in Kabardino-Balkaria takes to the streets following murder of local leader.
2 Jun 05
Shuttle Traders Risk All
Kyrgyz women travel across the region to support their families, despite being bullied and harassed en route.
2 Jun 05
Kazak Women Sold as Sex Slaves
Women from southern Kazakstan are being forced into prostitution both at home and abroad.
2 Jun 05
A Shared Suffering
Women in Afghanistan, Central Asia, Azerbaijan and the North Caucasus face official and societal discrimination.
19 May 05
Birth Control by Decree in Uzbekistan
A family planning campaign that looks benign is marred by allegations of forced sterilisation on a wide scale.
19 May 05
IWPR Launches New Women's Reporting Programme
In launching our Women’s Reporting and Dialogue Programme, IWPR looks at a different kind of frontline - the battle women in Islamic countries are waging to define new rights in changing times.
19 May 05
Taking Control in Tajikistan
Women become the breadwinners in this patriarchal society, leaving men depressed and suicidal.
19 May 05
No Requiem for the Dead
Eyewitnesses tell how President Karimov’s soldiers finished off the injured as they lay bleeding, and then concealed the corpses.
16 May 05
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