Central Asia & Caucasus · August, 2023

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Central Asia & Caucasus · August, 2023

Stories about Central Asia & Caucasus from August, 2023

Prioritizing disability employment in Azerbaijan

The state's top priority must be to identify gaps and offer solutions

Written by Mahammad Kekalov

31 August 2023

Central Asian presidents cannot stop appointing their relatives to high-level posts

Blood ties trump merit and professional qualifications

Written by Nurbek Bekmurzaev

31 August 2023

If adopted, Tajikistan’s draft law on bloggers will do more harm than good

Journalists and bloggers fear the bill will have cumbersome restrictions

Written by Nurbek Bekmurzaev

28 August 2023

Kyrgyzstan's national game, kok-boru, continues to attract new fans around the world

Kok-boru appeared on a Netflix show about unique traditional games

Written by Nurbek Bekmurzaev

24 August 2023

Musicians in Afghanistan live in fear and despair amid the Taliban ban on music

If not hidden by owners musical instruments risk being destroyed

Written by Khojasta Sameyee

22 August 2023

US band The Killers had a rough crash-course in Georgian politics

The band later issued an apology to the Georgia people

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

21 August 2023

Karakalpakstan is the most obscure and unique tourism destination in Uzbekistan

Rare antelopes and avantgarde art are among the main attractions

Written by Emilia Sulek

21 August 2023

In Azerbaijan, couriers are facing intimidation and arrests at the hands of the state

At least three union members have been arrested

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

15 August 2023

A podcast in Kazakhstan is under controversy for inviting a friend of the Boston Marathon bomber

The emotional and controversial episode left its viewers divided

Written by Nurbek Bekmurzaev

10 August 2023

Uzbekistan's list of foreign policy challenges grows larger

War in Ukraine and the Taliban in Afghanistan add concern

Written by Nurbek Bekmurzaev

8 August 2023

Zere's new album is a continuation of her fight against gender inequality in Kyrgyzstan

Her songs provide solace and strength to women and girls

Written by Nurbek Bekmurzaev

7 August 2023

Unfreedom Monitor: Civic Media Observatory findings report

The findings from Advox research into digital authoritarianism

Written by Advox

4 August 2023

The Loneliest Monument — how activists in Armenia are trying to draw attention to the victims of Soviet repression

The monument symbolizes Armenia's tepid approach to Soviet remembrance

Written by Hans Gutbrod

3 August 2023

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