IWPR activities in Central Asia

Open Call for Experts, Researchers, and Analysts for Policy Brief and White Paper Development in Legal Protection and Sign Language Training

The Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) Central Asia office announces an open call for experts, researchers, and analysts to develop policy briefs and white..

Aziza Mukhametova 19.12.24
IWPR and the PF «Wings of Liberty» held the final event, «Project Results and Sustainability Strategy,» as part of the «Kazakhstan Uncensored» project, funded by the European Union

IWPR and the PF «Wings of Liberty» concluded the "Kazakhstan Uncensored" project and summarized the results of two years of work...

Aziza Mukhametova 10.12.24

Investigations

How the Capital of Kyrgyzstan Has Been Grappling With an Environmental Catastrophe – A Sanctioned Landfill – For Over a Decade

For a decade, authorities of Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, have been elaborating plans to solve the city landfill problem, which is called an environmental catastrophe by ecologists...

Alexandra Li 10.01.25
Kyrgyzstan: Blackened Water at Kara-Keche Coalfield

When visiting Kara-Keche, a field where coal is mined, one can observe that the water flowing from the glaciers is no longer transparent but black, and the pine trees are gradually drying up..

CABAR.asia 11.12.24

Opinions

Why are new approaches to ensuring freedom of religion in Kazakhstan needed?

Approaches to the promotion of human rights in the field of freedom of religion in Kazakhstan by international legal institutions require in-depth study and a more flexible approach. Success..

Arman Kerim 12.12.24
Kazakhstan: How Process of ‘Public Enemies’ Formation is Tested on LGBTIQ+ Community and Why

A petition against the propaganda of LGBT was published in less than a month on a special website in Kazakhstan. The petition gathered 50 thousand signatures over a short period of time. Thi..

Roman Reimer 28.06.24