femicide

Fariza Ospan 23.04.24

Ex-minister of national economy of Kazakhstan Kuandyk Bishimbaev is charged of brutal killing and torture of his common-law wife Saltanat Nukenova. The case is decided by the jury. The process is live-streamed and all those wishing can watch it freely. (more…)

Women continue to be killed. Why does Kyrgyzstan not recognize the existence of femicide at the legislative level? (more…)

Louisa Atabaeva 19.06.23

Over the past few years, news reports in the Uzbek media have increasingly reported on violence against women and girls, and there are many cases of femicide of women. CABAR.asia training participant Luiza Atabaeva analyzed cases published in the Uzbek media between 2015 and 2023 and proves that most of them can be qualified as femicide.

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