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)
2 October 2019 | IWPR – Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Article on main findings of new report on access to information in 4 Central Asian countries
How Central Asia Gets Its News (Media Report, English)
26 September 2019 | IWPR – Institute for War and Peace Reporting
China, Kazakhstan
Article on crackdown by Chinese authorities on Kazakh minorities living in China and on Kazakh returnees' situation in Kazakhstan
Ethnic Kazaks Flee Chinese Crackdown (Media Report, English)
19 September 2019 | IWPR – Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
Interview with expert on latest outbreak of violence at Kyrgyz-Tajik border; 4 border guards reported to have been killed in the conflict
Settling Kyrgyz-Tajik Border Conflicts (Media Report, English)
18 September 2019 | IWPR – Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Kyrgyzstan
Article on lack of legal provisions on self-defence as mitigating factor for victims of domestic violence who commit homicide
Kyrgyzstan: Failing Victims of Domestic Violence (Media Report, English)
