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Four years’ absence will make it hard for LiveJournal to claw back its fans. The authorities in Kazakstan have unblocked the LiveJournal blogging website, four years after shutting down access to it. (more…)
“If radicalism and extremism have a political nature and derive their strength from the socio-economic and political problems in the country, it raises a question of expediency of the measures undertaken by the government to prevent radicalism. Don’t those measures act as unwitting catalysts for further growth of discontent and searing social injustice, and as a consequence, for the radicalization of society?”, asksZamira Isakova, an expert in security issues, Master of the OSCE Academy, in her article written for cabar.asia.
Fewer jobs and a worsening exchange rate hits households supported by expats in Russia.A new law setting out tougher penalties for sex workers in Tajikistan is unlikely to curb the industry, as its roots lie in endemic poverty and unemployment. (more…)
“Kyrgyzstan is building stability on the basis of properly structured administration, and this positively distinguishes it from its neighbors. Of course, not all and not always is running smoothly, there are a lot of problems at the local level, at the level of crime, corruption, cronyism and other complexities. However, the system was laid down correctly, and there is hope that Kyrgyzstan will overcome all the “growth pains”. The elections showed that Kyrgyzstan is interested in a fair process and sees it as a guarantee of its stable future”, noted Danil Bekturganov, President of PF “The Civil Expertise” (Almaty, Kazakhstan), in an article written exclusively for cabar.asia. (more…)
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Concerns that students are among those targeted. Tajikistan’s education ministry reports that five university students have gone off to join Islamic State militants in Syria. (more…)