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CABAR.asia 15.10.15
Experts in northern Tajikistan are alarmed at the rising suicide rate among young people. In the most recent case, a second-year university student in the provincial centre Khujand hanged herself.

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CABAR.asia 07.10.15
Rural women balancing housework and manual farm labour seen as especially vulnerable to health problems. The burden of manual work placed on women in rural Tajikistan leaves them in a poor state of health, which is being blamed for high rates of infant and maternal mortality. (more…)
CABAR.asia 02.10.15
Thirty per cent quota may not translate into female candidates taking their fair share of seats in October 4 polls. On paper, women are well represented as candidates in Kyrgyzstan’s forthcoming parliamentary election. But despite legal guarantees of representation, there is no guarantee that they will do as well as might be expected. (more…)
Thirty per cent quota may not translate into female candidates taking their fair share of seats in October 4 polls. On paper, women are well represented as candidates in Kyrgyzstan’s forthcoming parliamentary election. But despite legal guarantees of representation, there is no guarantee that they will do as well as might be expected. (more…)
CABAR.asia 15.09.15
Five deaths under unclear circumstance suggest culture of violence continues. (more…)
CABAR.asia 03.09.15
Parents struggle to understand why young men went off to fight in faraway war.
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CABAR.asia 26.08.15
When Kyrgyzstan holds its next parliamentary election on October 4 this year, only people who have registered their biometric data with the authorities will be allowed to vote. (more…)
CABAR.asia 06.08.15
Multiple apricot varieties being replaced with more homogeneous, marketable types. (more…)
CABAR.asia 05.08.15
Most settlers have gone back to their mountain village after landing in a desert region. (more…)
CABAR.asia 13.07.15
Strains caused when husbands are absent for months or years. (more…)