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Tajikistan Jails 80-Year-Old for Extremism
Lengthy prison term handed to elderly man described as political persecution.
Moldova May Struggle to Hold Judges to Account
Government has been forced to pay out large sums over human rights rulings.
Georgia Looks East
Experts argue economic future may lie in ties to China and India.
Wildfire Sweeps Abkhazian Villages
Local Georgians feel they have been abandoned to face disaster alone.
Uzbekistan Looks to Diversify Labour Migration
Remittances from those working abroad make up a key part of the country’s economy.
Ukraine’s Coal Industry in Crisis
The devastating effect of decades of neglect and corruption have been exacerbated by conflict.
Armenians Displaced By Post War Demarcations
Some villages have been divided in two by new boundaries.
Karabakh: New Boundaries, New Realities
Many villages have become border settlements, with no buffer zone.
Kazakstan's Unsurprising Elections
President’s party wins again as pressure grows on independent observers and opposition forces.
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Kenya: Women Bearing the Brunt of Climate Change
An ongoing drought has served to amplify historic gender inequalities in arid areas of the country.
Philippines: Single Mothers Continue to Fight Stigma
The notion of family is still strongly influenced by rigid norms in this conservative nation.
Ukraine: War Teens
The lives of hundreds of thousands of young people have been shaped by Russia’s confrontation with Ukraine.
Will We See a Sovereign Central Asia?
As Moscow’s grip falters the region is seeing intriguing moves towards collective agreement and integration.
“Justice is Costly, but Also Priceless.”
Head of Nobel peace prize winning NGO tells IWPR that Ukraine must win a “fundamental battle of values”.
Cuba’s LGTBI Community Demands Change
Although discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation is illegal, the reality is different.