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Geography

Hundreds Protest In Bishkek Against Chinese Migrants

In Bishkek, protesters gathered on the central square demanding measures to reduce the Chinese presence.

Friday 18 January 2019

Uzbek Decree Allows Unmarried Couples To Stay In Hotels Together

Uzbekistan’s president has issued a decree that allows unmarried couples to share rooms in hotels.

Friday 18 January 2019

Kabul Air Pollution A ‘Serious Problem’

MPs have asked officials to take measures to manage the air pollution in Kabul, saying it has become a serious issue.  

Friday 18 January 2019

New Publication: Invisible Women: Gendered Dimensions of Return, Reintegration and Rehabilitation

An effort to map the gaps and challenges pertaining to the reintegration and rehabilitation of women and girls associated with violent extremist movements and establish a preliminary evidence-base of good practices and approaches.

Wednesday 16 January 2019

Armanshahr|OPEN ASIA Simorgh Peace prize 2018: Afghan Children’s Campaign For Peace

Armanshahr|OPEN ASIA 5th Simorgh Peace prize: 2,000 children from Herat, Kabul and Kandahar provinces run a campaign to raise their voice for peace and an end to the ongoing conflict which has gripped the Afghans over the past 27 years.

Wednesday 16 January 2019

Domestic violence prevention laws should be more detailed, say Central Asian experts

The laws on domestic violence prevention in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan need to be developed and completed with more detailed prevention and protection mechanisms, according to experts from the countries.

Friday 11 January 2019

Fighting patriarchy in Kazakhstan : problems and perspectives

Kazakhstan’s feminist activists thought it would take 10-15 years for gender inequality issues to be resolved. That was 25 years ago

Friday 11 January 2019

Armanshahr 6th Human Rights Week: The hidden half, women build peace

“To offset a pessimistic scenario regarding peace with the Taleban, the Taleban must be notified that Afghanistan has changed and their era is over.”

Wednesday 9 January 2019

Armanshahr 6th Human Rights Week: What went on at Geneva Conference? People were absent

Monday, 10 December 2018 Armanshahr Foundation, in collaboration with Afghanistan Women’s News Agency, Afghanistan Democracy and Development Organisation and the “Green Home” Influential Women and Youth Organization, held a public dialogue conference with the title […]

Wednesday 9 January 2019

“Sexual violence and crimes in war and after war” a 3-day workshop in Kabul by Armanshahr

A three-day educational workshop on “sexual and gender-based violence and crimes in war and after war”, was organised by Armanshahr Foundation, in collaboration with Afghanistan Development and Democracy Organisation and Afghanistan Women’s News Agency, from 8-10 December 2018.

Wednesday 9 January 2019