Turkmen Look Forward to Better Labour Laws
Changes about to go before parliament should provide job security for many who have gone for years with no permanent contract.
Georgia: Refugees Claim to be Put at Risk
Officials urging displaced to go home, but they say their villages remain dangerous.
Stigma Surrounds HIV in Kyrgyzstan
Families become virtual outcasts in their community because of fear and ignorance of HIV.
Textbook Shortage Serious Matter for Uzbek Minority
Children from the substantial Uzbek minority in southern Kyrgyzstan are given textbooks in their own language when they go to school. The trouble is, the books are from the wrong country.
Turkmen, Uzbeks Edge Closer on Common Concerns
Troubled relations between Central Asia’s most authoritarian states will take time to repair.
Milutinovic Acquittal Gets Mixed Reaction
Some lawyers say it highlights fairness of tribunal while many Serbs say conviction of co-accused points to the opposite.
Lawyers Divided Over ICC Witness Preparation
Some say it could speed up trials and prevent confusion, others warn of influencing witnesses’ evidence and causing them more trauma.
Karabakh Faiths Decry State Controls
Minority religions protest over new law that puts them under supervision of authorities.
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