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Tajik cotton producers claim losses due to falling demand in Russia, following sanctions imposed on that country. (more…)
Lakshmi Mittal, owner of ArcelorMittal Temirtau, has enjoyed the support of ex-President Nursultan Nazarbayev. “No one could tell a word to Mittal,” this is how ex-prime minister of Kazakhstan, Serik Akhmetov, described the one considered guilty of the tragedy that unfolded on October 28, 2023 at the Kostenko Mine that claimed 46 lives. These words could be considered as the explanation of why a foreign investor with 180 fatalities at his plants for almost 30 years would stay in Kazakhstan. (more…)
Direct elections of akims (mayors) of districts and cities of regional subordination took place in Kazakhstan on November 5, 2023. This really historical event went smoothly: no scandalous electoral race, no critical statements or revelations. Most of winners are members of the ruling party Amanat. Moreover, 41 of 45 winners have already been akims or deputy akims. Can these elections be called valid? (more…)
‘Not just for your information’ – this is the principle of work of new media in Kazakhstan. They try to establish communication between the society and authority, to make officials revise their attitudes to their duties. And they have succeeded in it. (more…)
Officials believe that speeding and failure to follow traffic rules are the main reasons for the increase in road accidents in Tajikistan. But experts also attribute this to the influence of corruption. Accidents involving officials’ children are of particular concern.
There are concerns that Russian disinformation and extremist groups may instrumentalise the conflict. (more…)
Over the past three years, dozens of bloggers known for their critical materials have been arrested and sentenced to long prison terms in Uzbekistan. Their arrests testify to the deteriorating situation with freedom of speech in the country.
Should religious content be evaluated by the state before being posted on social media? Statutory provisions in this regard are vague and enable broad interpretation. The editorial staff of CABAR.asia discovers why such interpretation is possible and if there is the need for evaluation of all religious materials. (more…)
The uncompromising fight against organised crime groups in Kyrgyzstan declared by the head of GKNB, Kamchybek Tashiev, is taking on a huge scale. After Kamchybek Kolbaev, the most notorious leader of the underworld, was killed during the police operation to arrest him, other crime bosses, one by one, began to declare in public that they deny their previous commitment to theft and promise to obey the law from now on.