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From labor migration to starting her own private company: how a 30-year-old Mavzuna broke stereotypes and became a famous car mechanic.
Kazakhstan has approved the information doctrine. Its purpose is to ensure information security in the country “amid historical turbulence.” Will the document be able to protect freedom of speech, which is recognised in the doctrine as the basis of interaction between participants of information sphere? (more…)
Kyrgyzstan has been rated as “not free” by Freedom House in its global freedom index for three consecutive years. In general, Kyrgyzstan has declined in terms of indicators of freedoms in the country and lost 12 points in the last decade. However, despite arrests and pressure on the media and civic activists, the leadership of the republic continues to deny any discrimination against freedom of speech in the country.
Tajikistan needs to study neighbouring countries’ experiences and diversify its economy, believes Umedjon Ibrohimzoda, a political scientist and graduate of the CABAR.asia School of Analytics. (more…)
Over the past two years, the number of students in Tajikistan has decreased significantly, especially the number of boys. Officials say this is due to the fact that high school graduates more often enrol at foreign universities. However, experts say that the new law “On Military Duty and Military Service” is to blame. (more…)
Turkmenistan has completed the long process of formation of the new power structure. And it is not democracy.
The war between Russia and Ukraine has broken the trend of departure of ethnic Russians from Kazakhstan to their historical homeland. The number of those changing their place of residence has dropped sharply. But experts say it is a temporary lull. (more…)
Tax officers are making publicly available the list of people who are funded from foreign sources in the second half of 2023. CABAR.asia figures out why the authorities have introduced this amendment. (more…)
The European Commission announced the upcoming 11th package of anti-Russian sanctions, which will be now not against Russia, but against third countries supplying sanctioned goods to the Russian Federation. Central Asian states fell under suspicion because they boosted their exports to Russia in 2022. In March, the EU Special Representative made an ‘inspection’ visit to Kyrgyzstan, and similar meetings will be held in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan at the end of April. (more…)
Since 2011, religious associations in Kazakhstan have been forced to choose: either register or stop existing. Representatives of the authorities believe that registration will stop radical ideas from spreading. But human rights defenders see it as an excessive control by the state over law-abiding citizens. (more…)