Kazakstan: Victims of Violence End Up In Jail
Women who fight back often end up serving stiff prison sentences.
Startup Success for Uzbekistan?
Hopes for hi-tech entrepreneurship as an emerging market.
Kyrgyzstan: Extremism-Related Convictions Triple
Experts call for comprehensive approach to deradicalising prisoners.
Georgian Women Struggle To Access Safe Abortion
The church, politicians and even medical professionals often oppose the procedure.
What Future For Transnistria Talks?
Chisinau’s new coalition government makes fresh attempt to get negotiations back on track.
Tajik Authorities Drag Heels Over Child Returnees
Concerns remain over whether they present a more long-term public danger.
Ukraine Fears Fall Out From Trump Impeachment
Leaked call highlights Volodymyr Zelensky’s political inexperience.
Ethnic Kazaks Flee Chinese Crackdown
More than 1,000 families returned to Kazakstan in the first six months of this year.
Georgia's Military "Ready for NATO"
Former US general praises army’s capacity and “absolutely superior” soldiers.
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Global Voices: Europe/Eurasia
Highlights from IWPR’s Central Asia network of analysis and investigations.
The construction of the Qosh Tepa canal in Afghanistan is causing water shortages in southern Uzbekistan, while in Kyrgyzstan the government is considering the construction of a nuclear power plant. In Kazakstan, conservation activists are working to save the Central Asian tortoise from extinction.
Elsewhere, CABAR delves into the efforts by Central Asian authorities to detect, reduce and prevent statelessness across the region.
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