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Published in: oDR: AnalysisRedefining ‘women’s work’ in Kazakhstan
A Soviet-era law banning women from more than 200 jobs has finally been overturned in Kazakhstan. But the fight for...
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Published in: Home: OpinionAfghanistan’s looming financial collapse is little worry for the Taliban
Two key factors will ensure that the Kabul regime is here to stay – no matter how dire it gets for civilians
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Published in: oDR: FeatureEurope’s weak protections for refugees leave Central Asian dissidents at extreme risk
Amid anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim discourse, it seems that some refugees are more equal than others when it comes...
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Published in: Home: OpinionSunak hides behind rose-tinted glasses as COVID and climate threats rise
Budget ignores need for emission cuts, while government’s consistent incompetence puts Britons at greater risk from...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: FeatureKunduz to Kandahar: two explosions, one wounded community
In Afghanistan, attacks on Shia worshippers escalate, bringing further trauma to a fractured society
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: FeatureEscape from Kabul: a government official’s story
An Afghan government official narrates the story of his escape from Kabul in the midst of the chaos surrounding the...
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Published in: Global Extremes: OpinionGood religion or bad religion? Secularism and the Afghan question
Empowering religious groups to become political actors does not constitute freedom of religion for all and violates...
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Published in: oDR: FeatureHow Uzbekistan’s rampant development is prompting a grassroots rebellion
Uncontrolled urban development in Tashkent and elsewhere has led to the emergence of a vibrant, if perhaps fragile,...
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Published in: Home: OpinionReflecting on 1,000 columns over 20 years: the predictions that came true
On an openDemocracy milestone for Paul Rogers, he gives an insight into the late 20th-century landscape that shaped...
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Published in: oDR: NewsThe mysterious Scottish shell companies linked to an Uzbek business empire
New research shows that eight Scottish shell companies hold sizeable commercial interests in an Uzbek business...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: FeatureThe Afghan woman activist still determined to educate girls
With the future of women’s rights and girls’ education in doubt under Afghanistan’s new Taliban regime, Zarlasht...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionDespite all the international attention, Afghan refugees are not welcome
Nobody really knows what prospects await Afghan refugees when countries have yet to see human rights as rights for all humans
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsLiverpool rises in opposition to arms fair as legal challenge is mounted
Pressure mounts on council to cancel international electronic warfare conference that was blocked from Spanish city last year
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Published in: Home: OpinionUS has no intention of a global military retreat despite Biden’s promise
The military-industrial complex that feeds the US economy will lead to more remote warfare as a myriad of risks...
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Published in: Migrant Futures: AnalysisWill hate crimes make Canada a less attractive destination for immigrants?
Canada has long claimed to be a global defender of human rights, but it has not always been welcoming towards...
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Published in: Home: OpinionAfghan ISIS offshoot ISKP takes on Taliban and US with deadly Kabul bombing
Airport attack that killed 90, including 13 American soldiers, is a warning shot of dissent among extremist...
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Published in: oDR: AnalysisWhy child sexual abuse in Kyrgyzstan remains unpunished
Official data shows that fewer and fewer child abusers are being sent to jail – and most avoid punishment...
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Published in: Home: OpinionAfghanistan’s future path to be determined by a corridor of power
The expanding Taliban’s new bond with China across a narrow border is set to greatly impact the region, and further...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionBoris Johnson is leading the UK into an even greater COVID catastrophe
Insistence on reopening despite Delta is not only ‘epidemiological stupidity’ but only one part of an abject failure...
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Published in: oDR: Feature'Gagarin was here!': inside the fight for Tashkent’s heritage
In Uzbekistan’s capital, a multicultural Soviet mahalla is under threat of demolition. But residents are fighting...