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The percentage of Muslims and Christians in Kazakhstan declines, according to the comparison of two national census of 2009 and 2021. 13 years ago, 70.2 per cent of census participants declared their Islamic identity, and only 69.3 per cent a year ago. (more…)
No one really knows the scope of sexualised abuse of children in Central Asia. According to estimates of human rights activists, only one case of 10 goes reported to law enforcement bodies at best.
Family disruption, complicated access to healthcare services, violence and ill-treatment by family members. These are not the only things that women with disabilities in Kyrgyzstan have to face.
Residents of border villages of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan live in fear after the clashes in September 2022 and dream of peace. (more…)
Farmers in Khatlon province are concerned about this summer’s lack of irrigation water, which has caused thousands of hectares of irrigated land to dry out and lost crops. (more…)
The mayor’s office of Bishkek has reported development of cycling infrastructure in the city for many years. However, according to citizens, it is almost impossible to ride more than 200 metres in the city “unsurprisingly”. (more…)
The Central Asian countries have never ranked high in global rankings of press freedom index. The authorities of the regional states try to toughen control over media and introduce new instruments to tighten the screws.
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In Kyrgyzstan, the life span may decrease by 5 per cent because of Covid-19 consequences, according to experts.
Because of deficient criminal laws, rapists and child molesters in Kyrgyzstan avoid actual punishment and are put on probation supervision instead.
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…)