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The Central Asian leaders do not necessarily have to amend the Constitution frequently to stay in power, while the sequence of presidents does not mean that the state is a democratic one. (more…)
Populations of capital cities of Central Asian states grow bigger every year, as well as the number of multi-storey buildings. Cities rise higher, often ignoring the needs of residents.
The relief of Central Asia and the remoteness from the main routes for laying underwater fiber–optic cables are one of the main difficulties for installing broadband connections, which means successful digitalization of the economy. (more…)
There are eight female monastic communities, including two monasteries, in North Kazakhstan region. Nuns stage performances at one of them, and never leave another one. CABAR.asia reveals more interesting things taking place in monasteries. (more…)
Central Asia has been in an absolutely unique situation for more than 30 years. It had a disproportionately large (for newly created states) technical potential for the extraction and transportation of minerals. But at the same time there were conditions for widespread corruption and violations of the law flourished in newly independent states.
Experts are concerned about the growing incidence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in the country. (more…)
Power crisis in Kyrgyzstan has gained momentum in recent years. Electricity produced within the country fails to cover the needs of the population, and the country faces energy shortages. Electricity imports rise every year. While authorities do not rule out ‘regulatory blackouts’.
The parliament of Kyrgyzstan adopted amendments to the law “On non-profit organisations” and the Criminal Code without discussions at first reading. The amendments were initiated by a group of MPs led by Nadira Narmatova. They provide for the introduction of the concept of ‘foreign representative’ (similar to the Russian law on foreign agents).
In Uzbekistan there are remote mountain villages inhabited by ethnic Tajiks. They retain their ancient customs, and their everyday life is radically different from their neighboring Uzbek kishlaks.
n 2022, the Russian Federation issued documents to a record number of new citizens from Central Asia. A sharp increase was provided by 173 000 residents of Tajikistan who received Russian citizenship. The scale of this phenomenon turned out to be such that individual Russian authors began to write about “the great transmigration of peoples,” and social networks flooded with disturbing publications about the issues of labor migration, ghettos and ethnic crime in Russia.