Female Ex-Cons Struggle to Find Jobs in Tajikistan
Poverty and social stigma contribute to high re-offending rate among women released from jail.
Tbilisi Criticised Over Repatriation Requests
Tens of thousands of Meskhetians apply to come home, but Georgian officials accused of not doing enough to help them.
Witness Says No Ethnic Motive to Krajina Looting
Defence witness tells Markac trial that looting after Operation Storm had been indiscriminate.
Court Hears How SDS Moved Into Crisis Mode
Witness examines the alleged role of so-called Serb crisis headquarters in the run-up to the Bosnian war.
Croat Village Allegedly Attacked As Example
Witness in Stanisic and Simatovic trial describes heavy bombing of Skabrnja and killing of residents.
Human Rights Debate Contrasts East and West
When former Soviet diplomat Ishenbay Abdurazakov addressed students in the Kyrgyz capital, talk turned to the issue of whether western human rights values apply in this Central Asian state.
Youth Debate Role in Driving Social Change
Nuraim Ryskulova reports on a national youth camp where young people gathered from all over Kyrgyzstan to discuss how they could change their country for the better.
Greens Protest Over Georgian Airport Plans
Environmentalists oppose controversial hub close to Black Sea nature reserve.
Armenia Surprised by Anti-Russian Agitation
Emails and text messages seek to spark campaign over military bases.
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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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