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IWPR holds regular trainings for students and journalists from across Central Asia, with their materials published in Russian and national languages on the analytical platform CABAR.asia and in English for international readers on iwpr.net . Articles by IWPR reporters cover current events andsignificant trends that affect the lives of people in the whole Central Asian region.

Journalists of Kazakhstan count on online journalism and choose Instagram as the key platform. A large number of followers on Instagram allows one to make money by attracting advertisers. But to make a media outlet profitable, one should gain popularity and respect in society. How one can do it without money at the very beginning? (more…)

Central Asian countries need to clearly understand the risks of developing cooperation with Germany according to the formula “raw materials for technology”, as there is a risk of increasing dependence on energy resources, says Eldaniz Huseynov, a specialist in European and international studies of the Heartland Expert Analytical Center, commenting on the results of the last summit “Germany-Central Asia”. (more…)

Power sector is one of the most attractive sectors of Kazakhstan economy for Chinese investors. The volume of investments from China to this sphere has already exceeded 25 billion dollars in the last 17 years. China is interested not only in petroleum and gas projects, but also in renewable energy, which is of special interest to Kazakhstan.  

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Kazakhstan should live according to Sharia law, according to Nurtas Adambai, a prominent Kazakh actor and director. How does the republic assess this statement? (more…)

Uzbekistan is in the process of replacing the system of state orphanages. To improve the situation of orphans and children without parental care, orphanages are being replaced by family-type homes. However, experts believe that during the change from one system to another, the mechanisms have not been fully developed, and as a result, new problems have emerged.


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“My daughter wears a headscarf and she is not allowed to attend public school. I teach her at home, and she also attends the course of English at the training centre,” a mother based in West Kazakhstan region said wondering why her child cannot pursue secondary education. (more…)

It became obvious, according to political analysts, after the summit of Central Asian presidents and the U.S. president, which was held on September 19 in New York during the UN General Assembly.

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On-camera apologies of offenders have become a distinct genre in Kazakhstan. Speed-limit offenders, people suspected of separatism, TikTokers, businesspersons, officials and other citizens apology for their offences. (more…)

“I am a religious person, and I thought that people would be honest and I wanted to invest some money in the campaign,” a Kazakhstani man who invested his money in the Ponzi scheme, Mudarabah Capital, explained his behaviour. The scheme has duped 200 persons. Why did they rise to the ‘religious’ bait so easily?

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In Kazakhstan, religious symbols have become the corporate marketing tools. Experts, interviewed by CABAR.asia, specify several reasons why it happens in the secular state.

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