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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…)
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…)
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.
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.
In Kazakhstan, the number of cases of cyberbullying against children is rising, yet most parents do not report them to police.
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.
Main themes surrounding Central Asia in foreign press in April involved the consequences of the Russia-Ukraine war for Central Asian countries in the economic and geopolitical realms, as well announcement of reforms in Kazakhstan, changes in the public procurement process and human rights concerns in Kyrgyzstan, Berdimuhamedov Jr.’s first steps as a president, and Tajikistan’s dire economic situation. (more…)
Another analytical discussion on the CABAR.asia platform was devoted to the problems of the implementation of such a constitutional right as freedom of expression and holding public actions in the countries of Central Asia. (more…)