IWPR
Institute for War & Peace Reporting
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5 May 09
Disabled Children Missing Out on School
Most disabled children in northern Tajikistan are not getting any schooling, Kamari Ahrorzoda reports.
4 May 09
Adolescents Hooked on Computer Games
Reporter Shoira Yusupova interviewed families whose children skip school to play computer games.
3 May 09
Poverty Contributes to Filling Female Prisons
Reporter Bibiroka Abdullaeva spend the day at a women’s prison in Nurek, where many of the inmates are there for serious crimes such as murder and drug trafficking.
3 May 09
Profile: Buthaina Shaaban
As the Syrian president’s right-hand woman, Shaaban presents a polished defence of regime policies.
1 May 09
Ministerial Reshuffle Disappoints
Officials in charge of ailing economy should have been axed, say local analysts.
1 May 09
Domestic Abuse Seen as Socially Acceptable
Reporter Asliddin Ochilov looked at mistreatment of women in the northern city of Khujand, and found that mother-in-laws are often the main culprits.
30 Apr 09
Kyrgyz Authorities Fear Bird Flu
As the western world worries about swine flu, Kyrgyzstan with its eastern location is still concerned about the avian variety.
29 Apr 09
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