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Published in: 50.50: OpinionTurkmenistan cut our abortion rights overnight. Our ‘allies’ did nothingAccess to abortion for Turkmen people has been shortened to five weeks. There’s been silence from those who could...
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Published in: Home: FeatureNo, decolonising your bookshelf doesn’t mean getting rid of Jane AustenIt is a truth universally acknowledged that the right-wing press will inflame any debate on decolonisation,...
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Published in: oDR: AnalysisWhat Russia-Ukraine war means for disputed Nagorno-Karabakh territoryThousands of Russians have fled to the Armenian capital of Yerevan. But the war has far bigger implications for the...
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Published in: oDR: AnalysisTajikistan has a special relationship with Russia. Could war change that?The difference between the silence of ‘official’ Dushanbe and the views found on Tajikistan’s streets could not be starker
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Published in: oDR: Feature‘I can't feed my family’: Migrant workers in Russia hit hard by Ukraine warWith many Central Asian states reliant on cash sent back home from those working abroad in Russia, sanctions are...
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Published in: oDR: OpinionWestern hypocrisy: What Joe Biden gets wrong about RussiaThose in the Middle East know the kind of destruction seen in Ukraine all too well – the West was the perpetrator
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Published in: oDR: FeatureHow Kazakhstan society is divided over the Russia-Ukraine warIn Kazakhstan, where a Soviet past still lingers, there are clear generational divides in opinion towards Putin’s invasion
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Published in: oDR: FeatureHow the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border conflict is putting pressure on mediaSince 2022 conflicts on the troubled border left three people dead and sparked protests over independent media
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Published in: oDR: OpinionWhere was the outpouring of empathy when my country was at war?As an Armenian, I feel our pain was ignored. And my trauma means I’m struggling to empathise as I should with Ukraine today
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Published in: oDR: OpinionAt this time of tension, EU needs to remember Nagorno-KarabakhA message to the EU (and the US): despite a possible escalation in Ukraine, don’t forget the other major conflict in...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: FeatureWhile displaced Afghans starve, international help is nowhere to be foundWithdrawal of funding, logistical problems and fear of the Taliban mean that thousands of Afghans are enduring a...
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Published in: oDR: FeatureHundreds died in Kazakhstan’s ‘Bloody January’. Who were they?In partnership with Kazakh media Vlast, we tell the stories of those who were killed or injured – some of whom are...
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Published in: oDR: FeatureOn the ground in Kazakhstan’s protests: what really happened?What began as peaceful rallies over gas price hikes became widespread violence as Kazakhstanis took to the streets...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: Feature‘I had no hope left’: Ex-NATO contractor forced to walk across Afghan borderWhen the Taliban began door-to-door searches for NATO contractors, Moheeb was left with no choice but to attempt to...
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Published in: oDR: InvestigationKazakh leader’s grandson under McMafia order was mystery client at collapsed London ‘golden visa’ firmUK accused of allowing ‘oligarchs to come and go with impunity and stash their cash here’
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Published in: oDR: InterviewWhat really happened in Kazakhstan? A feminist perspectiveThe recent protests in Kazakhstan are over, but confusion reigns. Feminist and LGBT activist Zhanar Sekerbayeva...
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Published in: oDR: NewsReporting on Kazakhstan’s chaos amid internet shutdowns and violenceJournalists have been subject to detentions or attacks, while internet blackouts left them unable to communicate for days
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Published in: oDR: InterviewAnger, injustice and politics brought people to the streets in KazakhstanExclusive: veteran human rights defender Yevgeniy Zhovtis tells openDemocracy about how the tumultuous protests...
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Published in: oDR: OpinionThe week that changed Kazakhstan foreverAs Russian troops enter the country, hopes of a peaceful resolution are dashed
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Published in: oDR: OpinionAs Kazakhstan burns over inequality, the elite’s wealth is safe and sound in LondonLondon is home to some £530m in luxury property owned by the country’s ruling class
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