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IWPR holds regular trainings for students and journalists from across Central Asia, with their materials published in Russian and national languages on the analytical platform CABAR.asia and in English for international readers on iwpr.net . Articles by IWPR reporters cover current events andsignificant trends that affect the lives of people in the whole Central Asian region.

Sometimes journalists of Kazakhstan have to catch running ministers in corridors, literally hustle into government elevators to ask questions to high-ranking officials and always be prepared for a detention by the police from any public event. Has it always been like that? (more…)

Consequences for women of Kyrgyzstan who had served sentence prove to be dramatic. Almost in all cases, they have to face misunderstanding, distrust and stigmatisation from others.

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19.12.23
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In the past few years, some high-ranking Tajik officials have again spoken about the need to abolish the moratorium and return the death penalty for a number of serious crimes.


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11.12.23
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Religious leaders, particular persons preaching religious values use social media to communicate with the audience. How to identify those ‘digital preachers’ who aim for destruction? (more…)

The decision of Tajikistan’s authorities to connect to Chinese telecommunications networks has raised concerns among experts who believe that Chinese restrictions on the Internet will be imported into Tajikistan. (more…)

04.12.23
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Some commentators on social media justify the homicide of Saltanat Nukenova, wife of ex-head of the ministry of national economy of Kazakhstan, by religion. CABAR.asia asked experts if religion truly justifies abuse of women. (more…)

On October 31, 2023, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a law amending the Criminal Code and the Code of Administrative Responsibility to criminalize the promotion of polygamy and religious marriage (nikah) without official registration with state authorities.


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The war in Ukraine has brought issues of self-identification and national identity in Central Asian states into focus. According to researchers, decolonisation issues had been discussed in the expert community previously, but it has gone beyond academic limits after the outbreak of the war. However, the degree of knowledge of the colonial past and decolonisation processes in the countries of the region is very diverse and it is often the political issue.

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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which began in 2022, caused negative economic expectations in Central Asia. But national economies in the region managed to survive due to high prices of natural resources, opening opportunities in trade and change in the rouble rate. However, relative welfare is unstable. (more…)

Two high-profile scandals related to mass poisonings of children with medicines in Uzbekistan over the past year indicate a systemic crisis, high level of corruption in pharmacology and lack of control in the supply of medicines.


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