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This autumn, Kazakhstan is going to hold early presidential election. According to Kazakhstanis, thus Tokayev is turning back to Nazarbayev’s old methods.
“The Georgian experience could be an even bigger lesson for Akorda, as social mobilization in Kazakhstan has grown significantly amid the ongoing economic crisis. Georgia’s experience can serve as a good example for institutional reforms in Kazakhstan’s security sector, more fundamental police reforms, and foreign policy diversification”, – says Kamila Smagulova (Kazakhstan), participant of the CABAR.asia School of Analysts 2021. (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.
In August, analytical pieces on Central Asia covered the topics of labor collectives’ issues in Kazakhstan, pressure on human rights defenders in Kyrgyzstan, situation of the Pamiri population in Tajikistan’s GBAO, Turkmenistan’s energy relations, the future geopolitical scenarios for Uzbekistan, and many other themes presented in this digest. (more…)
“The Taliban model of governance is not suitable and sustainable for a multicultural and multinational country like Afghanistan. The more the Taliban suppress the people, the more the resistance will be empowered”, says Dr. Omar Sadr, a research fellow at the University of Pittsburgh.
In the age of globalization, the Internet is practically becoming the main tool for the realization of the human right to freedom of speech. Therefore, it is important to talk about the legal regulation of access to the Internet, according to ICT expert Asomiddin Atoev and lawyer Khurshed Kurbonshoev. (more…)
Tajikistan authorities announced their intention to create 100,000 new jobs annually. However, the experts believe that it is impossible to employ that many people in the country under the current conditions. (more…)
The tragic events in southern Kyrgyzstan in June 2010 took away 446 lives. Minimum 17 more are still considered missing, but their relatives still hope that they would come back home one day.
The IWPR Kazakhstan is looking for an employee for the position of Project Coordinator.