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The organised crime has changed markedly since the “troubled 90s”, but the essence of its activity has remained the same. Individual officials of different ranks maintain relations with members of the organised crime groups and even have joint businesses instead of fighting against them. (more…)
Experts taking part in the country discussion “President’s message: Is there a potential in the reforms?” organised by CABAR.asia think that the initiatives of the authorities of Kazakhstan are not clear, and on closer examination they seem like an attempt to cover the existing political regime by pseudoreforms.
A new city will be built on the shore of Lake Issyk-Kul. Sadyr Zhaparov said so when he became president. He did not mention the details, but said it would be a modern metropolis with no analogues in the country.
In Kazakhstan, the number of cases of cyberbullying against children is rising, yet most parents do not report them to police.
Turkmenistan is introducing bans on lip augmentation, eyebrow tattooing, hair lightening, and sitting in the front seat of a taxi for women. The trend towards gradual and systematic restriction of women’s rights is being observed in the country since 2018.
Once new president Serdar Berdymukhamedov came to power, internet blocking and restriction of access to information have intensified in Turkmenistan.
Starting 2022, prices of some staple foods have jumped up to 15 per cent, which has caused a commotion among Kyrgyzstanis. This fact has been reinforced by a variety of factors, including global crisis, military conflict between Russia and Ukraine, rise in the American currency. (more…)
According to experts, the government of Kazakhstan needs to voice their own objective information and evaluations from time to time about the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and its impact on the country.
For almost two months already, the Tajik society has been involved in an intense debate over the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine another war has unfolded, the media war, in Kyrgyzstan. Disputes about who’s right and who’s wrong often arise both in the society and on social media. People have divided into various groups, and some have actually stopped communicating with one another because of different views. Detentions can happen during protests. (more…)