15.05.2013 -
EurasiaNet
Georgia
Article on direct (family-to-family) adoptions and relevant legal framework [ID 247213]
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Open Document
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Media report: Georgia Debates Ending Family-to-Family Adoptions |
15.05.2013 -
EurasiaNet
Turkey
13 Turkish citizens allegedly linked to illegal leftist groups with ties to Syrian regime arrested in connection with car bombing of 10 May 2013; information on government's policy regarding the attacks [ID 247215]
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Open Document
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Media report: Turkey: Car-Bombing Could Influence Ankara’s Stance in US Talks |
10.05.2013 -
EurasiaNet
Georgia
Tbilisi: One TV reporter and one journalist, the latter in private, were among those arrested at protests organised by youth movement Laboratory 1918 on 1 May 2013; information on journalists as activists [ID 247210]
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Open Document
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Media report: Georgia: For Journalists, Is the Poster Mightier than the Pen? |
10.05.2013 -
EurasiaNet
Kyrgyzstan
According to human rights ombudsman Tursunbek Akun, bride kidnapping also found in Bishkek and not limited to rural areas; law enacted in January 2013 provides prison terms of up to 7 years for bride kidnapping; according to NGO worker, most victims refuse to report the crime or accept services [ID 247211]
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Open Document
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Media report: Kyrgyzstan: Bride Kidnapping Not Just a Rural Phenomenon |
08.05.2013 -
EurasiaNet
Armenia
According to new government decree, women can only receive free childbirth services in regions where they have an official address [ID 247203]
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Open Document
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Media report: Armenia: New Rule for State-Paid Childbirth Stirs Discontent |
08.05.2013 -
EurasiaNet
Afghanistan
Commentary on role of universities in security politics (Hizb-e Islami or Taliban groups at University of Nangarhar; sectarian violence at Kabul university in November 2012; violent protests against name change at Kabul university in September 2012) [ID 247205]
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Open Document
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Media report: Afghanistan: Confronting University Campus Trouble Makers |
07.05.2013 -
EurasiaNet
Kyrgyzstan
Central Asia-focused news website Fergana News unblocked by authorities; with a parliamentary resolution from June 2011 still in force, the website remains banned; the resolution was made as reaction to Fergana News' critical coverage of interethnic violence [ID 247199]
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Open Document
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Media report: Kyrgyzstan: News Site Unblocked, Yet Still Illegal |
06.05.2013 -
EurasiaNet
Georgia
Article on schools of the Islamic Gülen movement in Georgia [ID 246570]
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Open Document
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Media report: Georgia: Gülen Schools Flourishing |
03.05.2013 -
EurasiaNet
Armenia
Number of participants in opposition protests led by former presidential candidate Raffi Hovhannisian dwindling; information on political opposition [ID 246567]
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Open Document
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Media report: Armenia: Opposition Casting About for a New Catalyst |
29.04.2013 -
EurasiaNet
Azerbaijan
Continuing crackdown on youth activists and government critics by authorities with little to none critical reactions from Western democracies [ID 246564]
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Open Document
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Media report: Azerbaijan: The West Disappoints Government Critics |
25.04.2013 -
EurasiaNet
Turkey
Article on the Islamic Gulen movement [ID 246561]
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Open Document
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Media report: More on The Internal Workings of The Gulen Movement |
24.04.2013 -
EurasiaNet
Uzbekistan
Azamatjon Ermakov from Andijan province in Uzbek detention after disappearing in Russia; he had fled there after being wanted for religious extremism in Uzbekistan; European Court of Human Rights had issued a ruling against an extradition [ID 245711]
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Open Document
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Media report: Uzbekistan: No Former Soviet State a Safe Place for Uzbek Refugees |
23.04.2013 -
EurasiaNet
Turkey
Musician Fazil Say sentenced to 10 months suspended prison sentence for posting ironic comments on religion on Twitter; information on restriction of freedom of expression [ID 245704]
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Open Document
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Media report: Turkey: Amid Islamic Revival, What Right to Freedom from Religion? |
23.04.2013 -
EurasiaNet
Tajikistan
President Rahmon in office since 1994, by-passing constitutional limit on presidential terms; according to international observers, constitutional referendum on the limit and other issues held in 2003 did not meet international standards [ID 245708]
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Open Document
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Media report: Tajikistan: Can Rahmon Keep Running? |
22.04.2013 -
EurasiaNet
Kyrgyzstan
Article on Boston bombing suspects Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev's and their Chechen decent / Kyrgyz background; information on situation of ethnic Chechens in Kyrgyzstan [ID 245474]
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Open Document
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Media report: Kyrgyzstan: Boston Bombing Suspects’ Hometown Skeptical |
18.04.2013 -
EurasiaNet
Turkey
Malatya: Trial against 5 local youths accused of murder of German missionary and 2 publishing house workers in 2007 still ongoing; prosecutors allege killings were connected to "deep state" network [ID 245467]
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Open Document
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Media report: Turkey: On Murder Anniversary, Doubts Remain Over Christians’ Safety |
15.04.2013 -
EurasiaNet
Kyrgyzstan
Article on the situation of the Jewish community [ID 244579]
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Open Document
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Media report: Kyrgyzstan: Jewish Community Torn Between Emigration and Home |
11.04.2013 -
EurasiaNet
Turkey
Article on Fethullah Gülen, leader of the spiritual Gülen movement, and his succession [ID 244578]
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Open Document
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Media report: Turkey: How Durable is Gülen Movement? |
10.04.2013 -
EurasiaNet
Kyrgyzstan
Ministry of culture wants to ban play discussing domestic abuse and sexual violence for “promoting scenes that destroy moral and ethical standards and national traditions of the peoples of Kyrgyzstan” [ID 244209]
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Open Document
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Media report: Kyrgyzstan: Bishkek Officials Taking Cultural Right Turn |
09.04.2013 -
EurasiaNet
Armenia
Yerevan: President Serzh Sargsyan inaugurated for second term on 9 April 2013; opposition leader Hovannisian stages alternative inauguration on Liberty Square [ID 244208]
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Open Document
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Media report: Armenia: After Dueling Ceremonies, Opposition at Crossroads |
