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Overview of NGOs in Uzbekistan
According to the Ministry of Justice of Uzbekistan the total number of registered non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the country as of 2020 exceeded 10,000.[1] The Ministry boasted that NGOs are increasingly gaining strong positions in the development of Uzbek society and are becoming a full-fledged partner of the state as the result of adopted legislative measures.
The much talked about reform process in Uzbekistan is real, but so are the significant holes in it, finds a major new publication by the Foreign Policy Centre. (more…)
“Even if the new law on peaceful assemblies in Kazakhstan represents a serious step towards improving the outdated legislation of 1995, it is still an imperfect tool, which requires international expertise and further improvement,” Aiнm Saurambayeva, a lawyer in international law, mentioned in her article written specifically for CABAR.asia.
Since the official recognition of the presence of COVID-19 in the country, 11 people have died in penitentiary institutions of the Republic with a diagnosis of “pneumonia”. Some prisoners and their relatives fear that this is all coronavirus.
«The new concept of Kazakhstan’s foreign policy openly declares its intentions to secure the status of a“ leading state in the region ”» – states Andrey Chebotaryov, director of “Alternative” research center, in an article written specifically for CABAR.asia.
About the air that Dushanbe residents breathe in the next podcast from CABAR.asia
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In this issue of the podcast, Lola Olimova, editor and programme coordinator of IWPR in Tajikistan, talks with the chief specialist of Environmental Protection Department of Dushanbe city, Khasan Sherov, about what determines the purity of atmospheric air in large cities and what is being done to improve its quality.
Is the air cleaner or dirtier in Dushanbe than it was 40 years ago? After all, in Tajikistan like in other Central Asian countries, the level of industrial production has significantly declined with factories not working for already 30-35 years? From what depends the cleanliness of air in big cities? What or who are the most persistent environmental violators in the capital? And finally, will the coronavirus (COVID-19) affect the environmental situation in the Central Asian countries? These and other issues are discussed in the 5-Stan podcast from CABAR.asia:
This article was prepared as part of the Giving Voice, Driving Change – from the Borderland to the Steppes Project
Central Asia Project Coordinator – Saferworld. Interests: community security, conflict prevention, peacebuilding, interethnic relations, border issues, politics, international relations
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“The authorities have to realize that “political investments” do not work anymore. For geopolitical games, there is not enough money. Especially, for such an ambitious project as the Rogun HPP. An investor (external or internal) can only be interested with profits now”, Marat Mamadshoev, an analyst from Dushanbe, states in his material for CABAR.asia.
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