WP: The ‘free world’ keeps shrinking
Three-quarters of the people on earth live in countries where freedom is declining. That’s one of the grim takeaways in an annual report produced by Freedom House, the Washington-based pro-democracy …
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Eurasianet: Turkmenistan – The long arm of the police state
Turkmen authorities go to great lengths to persecute wayward citizens abroad. It is a matter of great frustration to Turkmenistan’s government that it cannot easily persecute foreign-based critics. Not that …
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RFE/RL: The Afghan Deputy And The Mystery Of The Smuggled Gold Bars
A high-ranking Afghan politician has found himself at the center of a scandal in Tajikistan involving $15 million in cash and some 90 kilos of gold bars seized from smugglers …
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ADB: Six ways to boost gender equality in the CAREC region
Despite remarkable progress in socioeconomic development in Central and West Asia, women in the region continue to suffer from significant gender disparities: They are likely to receive lower pay, work …
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Reliefweb: COVID-19 in North and Central Asia. Impacts, Responses and Strategies to Build Back Better
The impacts of COVID-19 threaten to put a hold on progress for the sustainable development agenda and erase gains made thus far in the North and Central Asian subregion. By …
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Eurasianet: Statistics show Central Asia underreporting COVID deaths
A Bishkek cemetery with a dedicated area for those who died of COVID-19 (photo by Danil Usmanov) New calculations suggest Uzbekistan is the world leader in misleading COVID mortality statistics. …
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IWPR: Central Asia. Imams Turn Influencers
Ground-breaking IWPR programme trains moderate clerics to combat extremist propaganda online. WPR is training a new generation of social media influencers across Central Asia to spread tolerance and counter violent …
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AsiaNews: Central Asia, children who inherit ruling power from fathers
A very widespread practice. Four days ago, Serdar, the 40-year-old son of the president of Turkmenistan, took on two important state positions. In Tajikistan, Rustam Emomali, 34, was appointed speaker …
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Eurasianet: A brewing Islamic scandal in Kyrgyzstan
The mufti is accused of misusing funds. He says this is all a plot to remove him. A brouhaha surrounding the parastatal organization that oversees Islamic clergy in Kyrgyzstan is …
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FDI: China-Kazakhstan Relations. Setting a Standard for Central Asian States
China’s incursions into Kazakhstan’s security construct, traditionally seen by Russia as its domain, could set the tone for Beijing’s future relations with Russia and the other Central Asian states. Background …
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