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Published in: 50.50The people locked down and locked out in the cold during the pandemic
Millions are unable to survive the pandemic or the rules to contain it. Their stories make a compelling case for a...
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Published in: HomeAs Uzbekistan’s public health system buckles, state handout for private university tied to Tashkent mayor triggers anger
With public health infrastructure in Uzbekistan’s capital under severe strain, questions are being raised over a...
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Published in: 50.50: Investigation'No woman should be treated how I was in childbirth'
How has COVID-19 affected women's rights during childbirth? Watch this 3-minute film.
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Published in: 50.50: InvestigationWomen are being forced to give birth ‘alone’, in post-lockdown Armenia and Ukraine
Across Eurasia, women have reported mistreatment that defies World Health Organization guidelines – and national policies.
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Published in: 50.50: InvestigationHow has COVID-19 affected women's rights during childbirth? Help us track this globally
Since the pandemic started, we've been documenting cases of abuse and mistreatment of women in labour around the...
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Published in: oDRNo place for women in grassroots peace-building in Fergana Valley
In this part of Central Asia, where the borders of three countries meet, women are excluded from the vital work of...
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Published in: oDRIs Kyrgyzstan losing the fight against coronavirus?
The pandemic has ravaged Kyrgyzstan’s healthcare system and the socio-economic position of many of its citizens.
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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: 50.50Alarm 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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