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Every year orphanages in Kazakhstan release 2,000 orphans according to the Ministry of Education for 2013. Almost all of them go into “adulthood” unfit: they do not know about their rights, have problems with employment and have no idea about the family model. (more…)
Despite tougher penalties for animal cruelty in the Uzbek legislation, animal rights activists and enthusiasts are worried about the increase in animal cruelty cases. (more…)
The growing public debt and declining incomes of the population just before the approaching peak payments to the major creditor, namely China, depict a harsh future for Kyrgyzstan.
What are the major risks posed by climate change in Central Asia? Will heatwaves in summer be the new normal? How Central Asia can address the issue as a region? What can be done at the level of individual countries to adapt to climate change? The editorial of CABAR.asia discussed these and other questions with Roman Vakulchuk who holds a PhD in Economics and works as Senior Researcher at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) focusing on climate change and renewable energy. (more…)
For someone who treated Georgia as one of the “bucket-list” destinations, this Fellowship was important both professionally and personally. (more…)
During the second quarter of this year, the Institute for War and Peace Reporting in Central Asia held the sixth regional Go Viral festival in five countries, organised an interregional internship for experts in Georgia, and announced a call for applications for the Fifth School of Analytics. Here, we present an overview of the second quarter of 2022.
“Any attempt to extend the term of the incumbent president, zeroing it out or using various other “methods” would inevitably have a negative impact on the legitimacy of power,” political scientist Sanjar Saidov analyzes the benefits and implications of constitutional reform in Uzbekistan, specifically for CABAR.asia (more…)
Household expenditures show us a good picture of their living conditions. We want to see what households spend their total wages on since it is the main source of income for most people. We can assume that child care can be more challenging for single parents who are mostly women (97 percent) or for families where primary caregivers are grandparents. (more…)
I was at my office working when Sergey (Sergey Marinin, IWPR’s project manager in Central Asia – ed.) called me and asked if I would like to do a two-week internship in Georgia. I accepted the offer without hesitation and was happy to find out that the dates of the internship coincided with my vacation. (more…)
For more than a month now, Uzbekistan has been discussing the amendments to the current Constitution: are they needed only to reset presidential terms and extend his powers? CABAR.asia analyses how and why the Constitution of Uzbekistan changes and what is the main problem of amending this document. (more…)