Full Coverage: Central Asia
April 2008
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04/23/2008
Afgaanit ovat Pietarin alueen suurin pakolaisryhmä. He ovat usein entisessä Neuvostoliitossa opiskelleita ja korkeasti koulutettuja, jotka hallitsevat hyvin venäjän kielen. Afgaaninaisten tapaamispaikkana toimii Punaisen ristin ylläpitämä Naisten klubi.
Read moreFrom: Ulkoministeriö Related: [Afghanistan] [Russian Federation] [Refugees] Image: -
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04/21/2008
SAN FRANCISCO, Apr 21 (OneWorld) - About 300,000 U.S. veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or major depression. Another 320,000 veterans likely suffer from traumatic brain injury (TBI), a type of physical brain damage often caused by explosions from roadside bombs.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld US Related: [Afghanistan] [Iraq] [United States] [Health] [Governance] [Conflict] [Arms & Military] Image: Soldiers Speak Out video.
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04/15/2008
Extravagant monuments, statues of the former President, and near-empty streets characterize the capital of Turkmenistan, where national identity is still tightly intertwined with that of the self-proclaimed Turkmenbashi, or 'Leader of All Turkmen.'
Read moreFrom: Eurasianet (Open Society Institute) Related: [Turkmenistan] |
04/15/2008
Saudi Arabia had the highest number of executions per capita, followed by Iran and Libya, according to a new Amnesty survey that says 88 per cent of all known executions took place in China, Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the US.
Read moreFrom: Amnesty International - International Secretariat Related: [China] [Iran ] [Libya ] [Pakistan] [Saudi Arabia] [United States] |
04/11/2008
Iran has unexpectedly liberal ideas about contraception and assisted reproduction techniques, the result of pragmatic decisions, and consequent laws, arrived at by Shia interpretations of religious tenets. By Elizabeth ODonnell.
Read moreFrom: Le Monde diplomatique Related: [Iran ] |
04/07/2008
Daily life could not be more different in modern Ferghana, westernized by many Russian immigrants, and neighboring Andijan, where all activities stop for prayers and some conservative Muslims have been labeled terrorists by the government.
Read moreFrom: Eurasianet (Open Society Institute) Related: [Uzbekistan] Image: Uzbek children from Andijan. © SandS / Eurasianet (Open Society Institute)
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04/03/2008
The power struggle between the Iraqi government and Shi'a cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's militia -- most recently encapsulated in the "collapse" of the U.S. backed Basra offensive and Sadr's cease fire -- testify to the failure of the "surge," writes Phyllis Bennis.
Read moreFrom: Institute for Policy Studies Related: [United States] [Iraq] [Iran ] |
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