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In Tajikistan, male dancers leave the stage because of the negative attitude of the conservative society. (more…)
Over the past few years, news reports in the Uzbek media have increasingly reported on violence against women and girls, and there are many cases of femicide of women. CABAR.asia training participant Luiza Atabaeva analyzed cases published in the Uzbek media between 2015 and 2023 and proves that most of them can be qualified as femicide.
Central Asia is facing a number of natural disasters, but earthquakes pose the highest risk in terms of potential loss of life and economic damage. A significant area of Central Asia, including almost all major cities, is in a zone of high seismic risk. (more…)
Despite the fact that the republic is officially designated in its constitution as a “welfare state,” it still fails to satisfy basic needs of its citizens and ensure their decent standard of living. (more…)
Currently, there are over 1,800 active construction sites across Kyrgyzstan, according to the National Statistical Committee. Every year it is getting more difficult to Kyrgyzstanis to choose a reliable property developer due to much contradictory information available on the internet.
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The position of Central Asia is unique. It is an important region (and in certain issues the key region for the continent), which is an arena for a conflict of interests of the largest geopolitical forces in the world.
There are three books per person in the general republican book fund in Kyrgyzstan. According to specialists, this is critically insufficient. They believe that the figure must be at least two times more in the modern world. Meanwhile, authorities are not going to increase funding of book reading facilities so far. (more…)
Despite official statements and military reforms, hazing and non-statutory relations still exist in the armies of the Central Asian countries.
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In early April, residents of areas of Tajikistan suffered from heavy rains and landslides. As a result of the natural disasters, a child was killed and several residents were left homeless and are now forced to sleep outside. (more…)