Kyrgyzstan Goes to Donors for Post-Unrest Aid
Funding details to be confirmed after election produces new government.
Tajik Government to Tax Lucrative Phone Businesses
New tax likely to be passed on cash-strapped consumers, experts say.
Moscow Extends Lease on Armenian Base
Critics say security partnership serves Russian aims far more than Armenian interests.
Azeri NGOs Protest Denial of Registration
Government accused of favouring regime-friendly groups and making life difficult for the rest.
Georgia's Neglected Border Areas
Despite government aid schemes, villages along Georgia’s borders are emptying.
Zupljanin Allegedly Visited Omarska
Court hears description of “brutal and inhumane” conditions in the detention camp.
Witness Says Bosnians May Have Attacked Own Side
Former military observer spoke in trial of Radovan Karadzic, charged with orchestrating sniping and shelling campaign against Sarajevo.
Hague Tribunal Prosecution Faces Investigation
Independent probe to be launched into allegations that potential witnesses in Seselj trial were threatened.
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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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