Tajikistan to Ban Cousin Marriage
Formal prohibition unlikely to stamp out widespread tradition.
Georgian Women Seek Fair Maternity Terms
Proposed changes ban arbitrary dismissal during maternity, but activists also want better pay and conditions.
Dutchbat Soldier Recalls Summary Killing
Witness describes how Serb troops took man aside and shot him, and later how his own UN unit handed over its weapons.
Journalism "Minefield" in Azerbaijan
Reporters blackmailed, threatened and attacked as government clamps down further ahead of presidential election.
Croats Beaten Daily in North Serbia Jail – Witness
Testimony relates to Serb military actions in eastern Croatia in 1991.
Kazakstan Journalist at Risk of Forcible Psychiatric Treatment
Concerns that hate speech laws are being used to silence anti-corruption campaigner and other government critics.
Bleak Media Outlook in Repressive Stans
More than two decades after independence, press freedom remains stifled in Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
Two Kazaks Charged in Boston Case
Court hears that they hid evidence to protect the younger Tsarnaev brother.
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