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Since 2016, Uzbekistan has been actively taking steps to gradually decentralize public administration, however, there are a number of systemic problems along the way.
In Uzbekistan, the first case of coronavirus infection was officially registered on March 15, 2020. In the same month, flights and railway services were suspended in the republic, restrictions on holding mass events were imposed, and educational institutions were closed. (more…)
The experts assess this initiative differently: some believe that citizens will have more opportunities and their rights will be better protected, while others believe that the Uzbek authorities’ attempts will not have impact on the established migration flows.
Every year, Kyrgyzstan records dozens of financial pyramid schemes, while losses of citizens amount to millions of soms.
In Kyrgyzstan, it is necessary to create legal and institutional barriers in order to stop the practice of using the State Committee for National Security by politicians as an instrument of political influence, mentioned Tansuluu Matieva, a member of the school of analytics CABAR.asia.
In the latest 5-Stan Podcast, Editors in Tajikistan Lola Olimova and Muslimbek Buriev speak with the environmental journalist Nargis Kosimova, who manages “Ekolog.uz” Telegram channel in Uzbek and Russian. (more…)
In 2020, the coronavirus challenged journalists. Fake information and outright lies about COVID-19 were spreading as fast as the virus itself. Nevertheless, the professional media around the world managed to take the information back under their control and, together with competent specialists, provided people with verified fact-based information.
We present a selection of the most interesting and useful materials on the mentioned activities. (more…)
According to the World Air Quality, Nur-Sultan gets into the category of the most gas-polluted and dangerous to health cities of the world from time to time.
The election of the new members of the lower house of Kazakhstan parliament was held on schedule on January 10 for the first time in 16 years. Although, this process could hardly be called the election: independent candidates could not be elected, whereas opposition parties in Kazakhstan were denied registration under the pretext of incorrectly completed documents.
A high percentage of the victims are women from remote areas and villages. The illegal actions of the majority of abusers remain unpunished, since women do not know their rights and stay silent about violence.