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CABAR.asia 18.05.22

Experts taking part in the country discussion “President’s message: Is there a potential in the reforms?” organised by CABAR.asia think that the initiatives of the authorities of Kazakhstan are not clear, and on closer examination they seem like an attempt to cover the existing political regime by pseudoreforms.

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Olga Ruslanova 17.05.22

A new city will be built on the shore of Lake Issyk-Kul. Sadyr Zhaparov said so when he became president. He did not mention the details, but said it would be a modern metropolis with no analogues in the country.

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CABAR.asia 16.05.22

May 15, Dushanbe. The sixth regional Go Viral Festival ended in Dushanbe with a gala concert by Daler Nazarov, one of the most popular singers in Tajikistan, who performed his legendary acoustic compositions live. (more…)

CABAR.asia 15.05.22

May 14, Dushanbe – The second day of the Go Viral Festival in the capital of Tajikistan was no less interesting than the first day. About 680 participants came here to gain knowledge and to learn about the innovative ideas of modern Tajikistan in the field of media technologies, business, culture, and IT. (more…)

CABAR.asia 14.05.22

May 13, Dushanbe – The first day of the Go Viral Festival brought together more than 700 participants. The enthusiasts and experts from the media, business, culture, and technology sectors participated in this huge event to search for issues, find solutions and come up with answers to the most pressing issues in Tajikistan. (more…)

“The fear is increasing in Central Asia that a default domino is just around the corner and, looking at the overall stance of both their strategic partners, Moscow and Beijing, they are bound to look for alternatives. India is best situated at seizing this opportunity and this can be a step at changing the balances with China and Russia”, – writes analyst Dimitris Simeonidis, exclusively for CABAR.asia.

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CABAR.asia 10.05.22

Independent Central Asian media are in a major crisis provoked by the authorities’ misunderstanding, a lack of dialogue, hybrid wars, and other global and local problems, the media experts say.

On April 29, the experts discussed institutional problems of media development in Central Asian countries during the latest analytical discussion conducted by CABAR.asia.

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CABAR.asia 09.05.22
 
IWPR Central Asia project team continues its activities both online and offline. During this quarter, we held the Second Regional Podcast Festival. We continue to hold both regional and international expert meetings, as well as meetups within the framework of the Go Viral project.  In addition, IWPR Central Asia completed a three-year Development of New Media and Digital Journalism in Central Asia project.
CABAR.asia 06.05.22

In Kazakhstan, the number of cases of cyberbullying against children is rising, yet most parents do not report them to police.

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Serdar Aytakov 04.05.22

Turkmenistan is introducing bans on lip augmentation, eyebrow tattooing, hair lightening, and sitting in the front seat of a taxi for women. The trend towards gradual and systematic restriction of women’s rights is being observed in the country since 2018. 

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