Plavsic Reportedly Withdraws Guilty Plea
Biljana Plavsic tells Swedish media she pleaded guilty so she could “bargain for the other charges”.
Education Cut Bad for Women
A decision to end distance-learning courses in Tajikistan will have serious consequences for women who have no other practical way of continuing in education, experts say.
Power Crisis Gets Worse
The electricity supply has deteriorated to a point where people in remote parts of Tajikistan are only getting an hour a day.
Tajikistan's Homeless Children
Social and economic problems leave many children in Tajikistan fending for themselves on the streets.
Armenia: Opposition Raps PACE Resolution
They’re angry with European organisation over suspected U-turn on punishing the government for rights record.
Azerbaijan: Poverty in Midst of Plenty
Homeless oil workers wait years for flats, as officials argue amongst themselves over who is to blame.
Kosovo Trial to Start Next Week
Serbian ex-police officer stands accused of crimes against ethnic Albanians.
Uzbekistan: Sloppy Work Risk in Bukhara Facelift
Builders cut corners to restore architectural treasures.
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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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