28 November 2019 | IWPR – Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Azerbaijan
Article on difficult economic situation and high unemployment rate; weak trade unions and insufficient legal protection make situation for the jobless even worse
Azerbaijan's Unemployment Crisis (Media Report, English)
27 November 2019 | IWPR – Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Armenia
Article on controversy over draft law on confiscating illegally acquired property without court order
Armenia: Returning the Loot (Media Report, English)
27 November 2019 | IWPR – Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Georgia
Article on controversy over promised electoral reform and protests against parliament's decision to postpone it
Georgian Protests Reignite (Media Report, English)
26 November 2019 | IWPR – Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Cuba
Article on independent journalist Roberto Quiñones who was violently detained by police and sentenced to one year imprisonment for unknown reasons
Why Did Cuba Jail This Journalist? (Media Report, English)
12 November 2019 | IWPR – Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Kazakhstan
Article on women suffering domestic violence; in case they kill their abusers in self-defence, they are often punished with harsher prison sentences than male perpetrators of violence against women
Kazakstan: Victims of Violence End Up In Jail (Media Report, English)
7 November 2019 | IWPR – Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Iraq
Commentary on youth protests in Baghdad and southern Iraq, demanding social and political change
Young Iraqis Are Demanding Change (Media Report, English)
4 November 2019 | IWPR – Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Kyrgyzstan
Article on persons convicted of extremism to long-term imprisonment and necessity to establish a comprehensive deradicalisation programme
Kyrgyzstan: Extremism-Related Convictions Triple (Media Report, English)
24 October 2019 | IWPR – Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Georgia
Article on difficulties that women face who plan to have an abortion (social pressure; influence of the church; high prices)
Georgian Women Struggle To Access Safe Abortion (Media Report, English)
17 October 2019 | IWPR – Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Moldova, Republic
Interview with minister for reintegration on negotiations related to a conflict settlement with separatist region of Transnistria
What Future For Transnistria Talks? (Media Report, English)
16 October 2019 | IWPR – Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Tajikistan
Article on situation of children of Tajik nationals who had joined Islamic State group (IS); 84 children have been repatriated but not yet returned to their relatives
Tajik Authorities Drag Heels Over Child Returnees (Media Report, English)
