Job Fairs Slow to Take Off
To ease the homecoming of migrant workers returning from Russia, the Tajik authorities are now holding job fairs in the capital Dushanbe.
Armenian Gays Face Long Walk to Freedom
Society remains as relentlessly homophobic here as elsewhere in the Caucasus, but activists say there some grounds for hope.
Azeri Muslims Feel State Far From Friendly
Believers says problems over mosques, headscarves and the Hajj reflect official climate of indifference or hostility.
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.
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