Tajik Electoral Body Under Fire as Polls Loom
Election officials reject claims of inactivity levelled by OSCE observers.
Kyrgyz Journalism Under Pressure on All Fronts
Tendency towards playing safe by avoiding controversial subject-matter.
Azerbaijan: Road Schemes Under Scrutiny
Campaigners have questioned the cost and quality of multi-million dollar projects.
Conflicting Evidence on Detention Camp Security
Court hears seemingly contradictory evidence about which Bosnian Serb authority was responsible for camps.
Court Told Serbs Not Prevented From Krajina Return
Witness tells Hague that incentives were provided to encourage Serbs to go back after Operation Storm.
Speak Kyrgyz, Not Russian, Diplomats Told
New rules seem unworkable since most diplomats currently work in Russian and will find it hard to switch language.
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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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