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The administration of President Sadyr Japarov has initiated amendments, which make the decision made by the Constitutional Court revisable. To do this, the president or chair of the Constitutional Court should recommend revising it. Some lawyers have called it nonsense that breaches the basic principle of independence of the judicial branch.
A pool of influential men – aga – appeared in Kazakhstan ‘in the early days of capitalism’. This social institution immediately started to have a ‘women’s department’ – so-called ‘tateshka’. (more…)
Over the past two months, cases of persecution of Tajik migrants and students in Russia have become more frequent. Experts assume that this is due to the growth of xenophobia in Russia and, possibly, migrants being forcibly recruited to the war in Ukraine. (more…)
Is it the ideological revolution, tribute to the fashion, a way to get married, or a paid flash mob? These are the motives behind the new phenomenon in Kazakhstan social media: girls with many followers on Instagram, so-called insta celebrities, started wearing hijabs. CABAR.asia is figuring out what or who could stay behind the ‘mass veiling.” (more…)
In Tajikistan, parents complain that their children study in overcrowded classrooms. Experts say this harms the quality of education.
In 2012, Kyrgyzstan introduced the foster care system to prevent minors from getting into orphanages. Since then, over 1.5 thousand families have been taught in the republic. However, only about 100 families are employed. However, hundreds of children are still raised in orphanages. CABAR.asia tells about why foster families failed to replace orphanages.
People in Kazakhstan created a petition to withdraw from the EAEU and CSTO. What can be the consequences of this political demarche for the republic?
Once hot season came, Bishkek faced the shortage of drinking water. According to officials, weather conditions and irrational use of water resources are to blame. However, experts believe that water crisis is the indicator of general ineffective approach to management and problems did not occur in one day.
After divorce, children usually live with their mother, and in most cases Kyrgyzstan women solve their problems themselves. According to lawyers, the problem needs to be addressed comprehensively and in all directions.