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Published in: oDR: AnalysisUzbekistan has 10,000 NGOs, but what do they do?On paper, civil society in Uzbekistan seems to be thriving – but officials are hiding its problems behind manipulated data
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Published in: oDR: AnalysisDo Kazakhstanis care about their kin in Xinjiang?The potential threat of ‘Chinese expansion’ has mobilised Kazakhstanis at home, yet the plight of ethnic Kazakhs in...
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Published in: Home: NewsHow a young Afghan woman trapped at Europe’s borders found her voiceFrom a camp in Greece, poet and human rights activist Parwana Amiri is fighting discrimination and demanding better...
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Published in: Home: OpinionNew stage of remote warfare further diminishes military accountabilityThousands of boots on the ground have been replaced by multiple deployments of smart bombs that stay under the radar...
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Published in: oDR: InterviewCollecting beetles in Zhanaozen: Kazakhstan’s hidden tragedyAn interview with novelist Yrysbek Dabei, who wants his country to confront a mass killing of striking workers in 2011
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Published in: oDR: ExplainerWhat is happening on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border?A recent conflict over disputed territories left at least 46 dead, and hundreds more injured
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Published in: Home: AnalysisIn pursuit of truth: journalists fight back in battle for press freedomSeven global stories of the rising attacks on reporters and how they joined campaigners to take on hostile...
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Published in: oDR: FeatureRecent workers’ victory reveals the rot in Uzbekistan’s public lifeThe much heralded privatisation of the Central Asian state’s cotton sector has led to claims of exploitation. But...
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Published in: oDR: FeatureIn the name of the mother: the fight over naming politics in Central AsiaGiving a mother’s or a father’s name to children at birth has become a battleground for activists in Kyrgyzstan and...
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Published in: Home: OpinionUS retreat from Afghanistan escalates neighbours’ scramble to fill the gapThis next stage of the endless war will only lead to more suffering as new players jockey for position while the...
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Published in: oDR: FeatureWhy survivors of sexual violence can't get justice in KyrgyzstanThe police and judicial system are inadequate, and society often blames women themselves when they are raped,...
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Published in: oDR: AnalysisWhy Kyrgyzstan’s latest election bodes ill for new presidentAn abysmally low turnout makes clear that Sadyr Japarov is in a precarious position
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Published in: oDR: Analysis'Our homeland is where the money is': pragmatic citizenship in TajikistanWanting to build a better life for their families, thousands of Tajiks obtain Russian citizenship – but at what cost?
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Published in: oDR: NewsWorld Bank blacklists anonymous UK firm acting ‘fraudulently’ in UzbekistanAn investigation found Scotland-based NovoLine Resources LP used fake documents to win contracts to supply medical...
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Published in: 50.50: InvestigationRevealed: Doctors worldwide offer ‘dangerous’ treatment to ‘reverse’ abortionsHealth experts call for action from regulators to protect women from spread of controversial method supported by US...
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Published in: oDR: InvestigationAmid Tashkent’s rapid redevelopment, this factory cries foul over demolitionThe troubled story of a wheelchair manufacturer raises questions about decision-making and power in Uzbekistan’s...
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Published in: oDR: AnalysisChina polishes its image in Central Asia through the soft power of languageSchool donations that come with compulsory Chinese lessons help Beijing to convert younger generations to its politics
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Published in: oDR: Feature'Do not expect any justice in Zhanatas'This year marks the 30th anniversary of the collapse of the Soviet Union. How does this small city in southern...
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Published in: Home: OpinionWill the US push to exit Afghanistan bring the war back to Western cities?A new plan for peace talks may achieve little in the long term if a Taliban-controlled country fails to stop growing...
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Published in: oDR: Interview‘We need to formulate a left-wing idea of happiness’A new book focuses on what makes people really happy: solidarity
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