Seselj Fails in Bid to Remove Appeals Judges
Allegation of bias not backed up by credible information, tribunal president says.
Hadjic Trial Hears of Exhumations of Croatia War Victims
Defence lawyer cites difficulties in obtaining full information about exhumed remains.
Kyrgyzstan Enclave in Turmoil
Row over location of electricity poles erupts into violence, reflecting deeper tensions in Kyrgyz-Uzbek border areas.
Georgia Urged to Ease School Rules for Meskhetians
As exiled group returns to the country, some children are barred from free schooling as they don’t have residence rights.
Uzbek Secret Police Roam Russian Prisons
Rights activists says Tashkent security men interrogate detainees and abduct asylum-seekers in Russia with impunity.
More Arrests in Georgia
Pace of investigations into President Saakashvili’s allies accelerates.
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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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