Fighting for the safety of Kyrgyzstan’s healthcare heroes
How a union leader is championing the rights of health workers.
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Uzbek Farmer Punished with Water Cutoff After Refusing to Surrender Extra Grain to the State
In his video appeal Bobur Pardaev, a farmer from the Oltinsoy district, addressed the district hokim, Bahrom Mahmatraemov, standing in…
Uzbekistan: Obstacles to Registration of Human Rights NGO Akbaskur in Karakalpakstan
Akbaskur’s case highlights how inconsistent legislation, unnecessary bureaucracy, and politically motivated interference can create fertile grounds for blocking civil society…
Turkmenistan Cotton: New Reporting Reveals Systemic Forced Labor, Despite Some Steps By Government To Reduce Mobilization
The government of Turkmenistan should expand the preliminary measures it took in the 2024 harvest to reduce forced labor through…
Aliaksandr Yarashuk from Belarus awarded the Arthur Svensson International Prize for 2025
Aliaksandr Yarashuk, president of the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BKDP), vice-president of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC),…
JOINT STATEMENT: URGENT CALL ON THE IFC AND THE EBRD FOR REMEDY AND ACCOUNTABILITY AT INDORAMA AGRO, UZBEKISTAN
Indorama Agro has systematically eroded workers’ rights by exploiting their vulnerability created by insecure working conditions whereby employees have been…
Turkmenistan – CESCR – Gender Equality – February 2025
Unfortunately, gender inequality is widespread in Turkmenistan. Sexual and reproductive healthcare, specifically resources, data and information, are inadequate or lacking…
Reporter Nurgeldi Halykov Banned From Leaving Turkmenistan
Turkmen.news correspondent Nurgeldi Halykov has been placed under a travel ban. On January 12, he was not allowed to board…
Evolution workers deserve a fair deal
While the ICE gaming conference attracts thousands of visitors in Barcelona on 20 to 22 January, dealers and shufflers employed…
International migrants are vital force in the global labour market
International migrants are playing a crucial role in the global economy and made up 4.7 per cent of the total…