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Published in: oDR: OpinionKazakhstan’s Eurasian illusions
Trying to find out what “Eurasia” means for Kazakhstan’s foreign policy turned out to be much harder than predicted.
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Published in: oDR: InvestigationFor western brands, Uzbekistan’s cotton privatisation raises red flags
As Uzbekistan turns to privatisation to solve forced labour in the state-controlled cotton sector, an investigation...
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Published in: oDR: OpinionUK must end trade complicity in Uzbek forced labour
A new report documents the ongoing use of forced labour in Uzbekistan's cotton sector.
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Published in: oDRKyrgyzstan’s not so “wonderful” anti-disinformation law
New legislation on online disinformation comes at a time when Kyrgyzstan’s public conversation about elite...
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Published in: oDR: OpinionA decade on, what has been learnt from Kyrgyzstan's 2010 clashes?
If ordinary people improve the prospects for dialogue, they can deescalate violence at critical times. That's how...
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Published in: ОД "Русская версия"Why Uzbekistan's journalists still yearn for change
In recent years, Uzbekistan has embarked on ambitious reforms. But for the country's long-struggling journalists,...
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Published in: 50.50Meet the Uzbek activists using apps to connect gay men to HIV testing and care
The Uzbek government’s liberal reforms leave out its gay community, so activists are finding creative ways to offer...
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Published in: oDR“Even though I am in prison, I feel the freedom of my soul”
Today Azimjon Askarov, an imprisoned human rights defender from southern Kyrgyzstan, faces an appeal hearing. In...
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Published in: 50.50I am lonely and miss talks with neighbours
How can I be afraid of the pandemic? I’m living without any means and I’m still alive! I don’t even die. #HumansofCOVID19
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Published in: oDRCan transgender people speak in Armenia?
When it comes to hate crimes, impunity still reigns in this South Caucasus state.
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Published in: 50.50Isolated in a toxic relationship
I am in lockdown with my husband who drinks and shouts and breaks things. We live on social grants. My kids are...
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Published in: 50.50Alarm as 2 billion people have parliaments shut or limited by COVID-19
Democracy groups warn of 'significant risks' to rights around the world as a growing number of parliaments shut down...
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Published in: Home: OpinionShaping a new social contract through the pandemic
The actions of governments, business, investors and civil society in response to COVID-19 will shape our futures.
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Published in: HomeThe impact of COVID-19 is all down to inequality
Coronavirus must change the neoliberal rationale, and rescue the social contract between the welfare state and the...
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Published in: oDRHouse of mirrors: what’s behind the third prosecution of Gulnara Karimova
An international arbitration case sheds light on the third successful prosecution of Gulnara Karimova, Uzbekistan’s...
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Published in: HomeSign up to our coronavirus DemocracyWatch newsletter
Regimes around the world are rushing through anti-democratic measures. Sign up to our newsletter to follow the crackdown.
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Published in: oDR: Opinion“Your traditions, our blood!”: The struggle against patriarchal violence in Kyrgyzstan
In Kyrgyzstan, it appears that the police and nationalist groups are increasingly conspiring to push organised...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionCan the coronavirus save the planet?
The corona crisis signifies a civilization that is dying. But it also shows a 'pluriverse' of other worlds rising up.
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionEvery cent lost to tax havens could be used to strengthen our health and social systems
It’s women in the informal sector who are suffering the harshest effects of our broken tax system.
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Published in: oDRIn Kazakhstan, women march for their rights - and against violence
Unhindered by government restrictions, activists in Kazakhstan held the largest women’s day rally in years on 8 March.