Kazakstan: Alarm at School Drug Test Plan
Minister says screening essential in war on drugs, but critics warn of unwarranted state interference.
Croatia's Secret Reparations Revealed
Zagreb awarded damages to families of victims killed in detention.
Media Freedom or Creeping Control?
As Tajikistan marked its national press day on March 11, journalists were divided on how much real freedom the media enjoy.
NGOs Push for Election Monitoring Rights
A group of Tajik NGOs has asked the country’s parliament to change the law to allow independent monitoring of elections by local organisations.
Price Rises Hit Turkmen Postal Service
Many can no longer afford to send mail due to rising costs following currency change.
Defiant Karadzic Refuses to Enter Plea
Ex-Bosnian Serb leader argues Hague court is not entitled to try him.
Kyrgyzstan: Alarm at Tribal Claim to Separate Status
Acceding to one group’s demands for formal recognition as separate ethnicity could open Pandora’s box, analysts warn.
Economic Downturn Hits Migrant Workers' Families
Although many Kyrgyz labour migrants are hanging on in hope of better times in Russia, their families back home are finding that the money they send home is drying up.
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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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