IWPR
Institute for War & Peace Reporting
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Mixed Reviews for E-Government Project
An interactive e-government project has been running for two years in the village of Omuraliev, but many of the locals are unaware that it even exists.
20 Jul 09
Kyrgyz Industry Short of Robot Technology
An innovative robot made as a student project merely underlines the general lack of high-tech research into industrial production.
20 Jul 09
Staffing Crisis in Tajik Mental Hospitals
Jamoliddin Saifiddinov reports from southern Tajikistan where the level of psychiatric care is declining because hospitals cannot recruit or retain doctors.
20 Jul 09
Water-Carriers Back on Dushanbe Streets
Davlatsho Etiborov reports from a neighbourhood of the Tajik capital where residents have to get their water from a common pump as the mains system is not working.
20 Jul 09
Pilgrims Urged to Consider Charity at Home
Tajik president Imomali Rahmon has urged Muslims to economise by refraining from going on the annual pilgrimage, especially if they have already been to Mecca.
20 Jul 09
Iraqis Relieved at American Exit
City dwellers recall experiences of retreating US military with bitterness and, occasionally, admiration.
17 Jul 09
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