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Representative Office of the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) in the Kyrgyz Republic held a series of two-day trainings on “NGO and the Media: development of effective strategies to attract society to discuss critical issues in the field of human rights” for journalists and human rights activists, employees of non-governmental organizations in Osh , Jalal-Abad, Batken and Naryn, Karakol and Bishkek (including participants from Chu and Talas oblasts). (more…)

The office of the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) in Kyrgyzstan held a two-day training “Interaction between NGOs and the media: development of effective strategies to attract society to discuss critical issues in the field of human rights”” for journalists, human rights activists and non-governmental organizations in Naryn and Issyk-Kul oblasts. (more…)

According to a survey, 72 percent of Tajik women have contemplated suicide, and 24 percent of them have attempted suicide after finding out about having contracted human immunodeficiency virus. Although the disease is not transmitted through casual contact, due to illiteracy [on the matter], Tajik society prefer to avoid the carriers of the virus, and some even terrorize them. (more…)

In our society, people are increasingly witnessing the horrific stories about friends, colleagues and even strangers who are victims of a terrible disease that is HIV. The mortality rate among HIV-positive people is increasing due to late detection of secondary diagnoses. In addition, the blame is often put on the doctors, who had then denied people with HIV status not only first aid, but also hospitalization, examination, and so forth.
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A few years ago in Shymkent, the story about spreading HIV infection caused a wave of anxiety among the population. Families were torn apart, people lost their loved ones. Misunderstanding and fear led to a bitter quarrel among close friends. Over the years, the subject of HIV in the region has become more open and more details emerged, though, unfortunately, more people have been affected by the disease.
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The Office of the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) in Kyrgyzstan held a two-day training on “NGO and the Media: development of effective strategies to attract society to discuss critical issues in the field of human rights” for journalists and human rights defenders, non-governmental organizations in Bishkek and Chui region.
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Representative Office of the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) in Kyrgyzstan organized a training seminar on “Production of analytical radio toolkit” for journalists in Bishkek and regional media. (more…)

Representative Office of the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) in the Kyrgyz Republic conducted two-day trainings “Interaction between NGOs and the media: development of effective strategies to involve society in the discussion of critical issues in the field of human rights” for journalists and human rights activists, employees of non-governmental organizations in Osh and Jalal-Abad regions. (more…)