Kyrgyz Squatters With Nowhere to Go
Residents fear being made homeless as Bishkek authorities move to demolish shantytown.
Cermak Lacked Control Over Police, Court Hears
Defence witness tells tribunal that former Croatian general only had administrative role.
Sole Survivor of Drinjaca Massacre Gives Evidence
Trial of Zupljanin and Stanisic hears how men were beaten and shot by Serb forces.
Afghan Women Tell of Harsh Conditions Back Home
Refugee women in Tajikistan talk about their lives now and before.
Self-Representation Under Scrutiny
Karadzic case highlights sensitivities and challenges around key principle of justice.
Early Marriages Worry Azerbaijan Officials
Unscrupulous mullahs accused of marrying young girls whose health and education then suffer.
Karabakh Children's Home Reveals Strains of Life
Once an orphanage, the institution has evolved to care for the child victims of a broken society.
Russians Maintain Tenuous Homeland Link
Shahodat Saibnazarova reports from the Tajik capital on a conference of Russians from across Central Asia.
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Global Voices: Europe/Eurasia
Highlights from IWPR’s Central Asia network of analysis and investigations.
In Kazakstan, ArcelorMittal Temirtau, the country's largest mining company, enjoyed state support for decades. But the death of 46 miners in October brought this backing to an end. Meanwhile, in Uzbekistan, Tajik nationals serving sentences on espionage charges in Uzbek prisons ask for a review of their cases.
Elsewhere, CABAR gets a unique insight into two of the eight Catholic nunneries still operating in northern Kazakstan.
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