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CABAR.asia 01.02.17

Teenagers are left traumatised, with little recourse to official complaint. (more…)

Experts say that religious experts must be co-opted into rehabilitation schemes.

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CABAR.asia 11.01.17

The toastmaster business is booming, but some fear celebratory excesses have gone too far. (more…)

CABAR.asia 21.12.16

Initial moves towards reform have not convinced observers that the new leader will end a quarter of a century of dictatorial rule. (more…)

Officials blame falling remittances but have failed to implement serious reforms.  (more…)

CABAR.asia 19.12.16

IWPR has awarded the inaugural prizes in a new competition that aims to promote the culture of investigative reporting across Kyrgyz and Tajik local media. Award-winners have published a range of groundbreaking stories.  (more…)

CABAR.asia 06.12.16

One of IWPR’s long-term contributors from Kazakstan, Gaziza Baituova, has been nominated for the Index on Censorship Journalism Award 2017. (more…)

CABAR.asia 29.11.16

Central Asians vie for ownership of a much-loved dish. There is an old Uzbek saying, “If you’re rich, eat plov; if you’re poor, eat plov.” (more…)

CABAR.asia 16.11.16
The upcoming public vote is not proving universally popular.

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CABAR.asia 31.10.16

The representative office of the Institute for War and Peace Reporting in Tajikistan in collaboration with the public organization “Office for Civil Liberties” and Ombudsman Office in Tajikistan conducted another roundtable “The rights of the servicemen” in Devashtich district (former Gonchi district) of Sughd region of Tajikistan with the support of the European Union and the government of Norway.  (more…)