Social justice

Transgender in Tajikistan

Gender reassignment surgery is a rarity, and social prejudice deters transgender people from going public.

Sports, Politics and Private Property in Tajikistan

Kazakstan's Returning Diaspora Finds Door Less Open

Government grants and fast-track citizenship will no longer be offered as standard.

Red Faces as Georgian Officials' Lavish Spending Revealed

Swanky cars and iPhones for government staff seen as excessive at a time when money is tight.

Building in Disabled Access in Tajikistan

Suicide Highlights Plight of Disabled Azeri War Vets

Government accused of spending too little oil money to improve their lives.

Traders Seek Compensation for Kazak Market Fire

Uninsured stallholders say they lost everything in devastating blaze.

Armenia's Shrinking Workforce

Net emigration caused by lack of jobs, but smaller labour pool could itself hamper economic growth

Armenians Seek Language Rights in Georgia

For some politicians, allowing official use of minority languages is first step towards separatism.

Armenia Reforms Disability Rules

Radical change will encourage disabled people to work if they can, but some experts fear new system could prove as unfair as its predecessor.