Coal miners in Ukraine demand elimination of wage arrears
After a series of local protests, both over- and underground, the Independent Trade Union of Miners of Ukraine (NPGU) is…
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Inflation reaches 12.1 percent in Kyrgyzstan
As of November 19, inflation reached 12.1 percent in Kyrgyzstan in annual terms. Prices have increased by 9.5 percent since…
Turkmenistan To Make It More Difficult For People To Get Subsidized Food
Turkmenistan has increasingly limited its citizens’ access to state-owned grocery shops that offer essential foodstuffs at subsidized prices, up to…
NGOs urge the EU to insist on more space for criticism in Central Asia, document key trends ahead of meeting
The annual EU-Central Asia Ministerial Meeting is scheduled to take place in Dushanbe on 22 November 2021 with the participation…
Kyrgyzstan: Extend Time for Massive Review of Laws
The initial completion date to review and, where appropriate, amend 356 laws was set for December 31, 2021, but it…
Civil Society Calls on the Uzbekistani Authorities to Register the Independent Human Rights Organization Human Rights House
Civil society calls on the Uzbekistani authorities to register the independent human rights organization Human rights House. Tashkent Inter-district Administrative…
Five-year Sentence for Turkmen Blogger Who Wrote Poem about Coronavirus
YouTube blogger Murat Ovezov was sentenced to five years’ detention in summer 2020 after he wrote a poem about coronavirus…
PUNITIVE PSYCHIATRIC DETENTION: UZBEKISTAN’S LASTING LEGACY OF SOVIET REPRESSION
Bagmanyan had no history of mental health problems. Beginning in 2018, he had been battling to save his property from…
WHO/ILO: Almost 2 million people die from work-related causes each year
The first WHO/ILO global estimates on disease and injury in the workplace outline the level of preventable premature deaths due…
ITUC/ETUC letter to Ukrainian authorities over the ongoing regressive labour legislation reform
Here you can find a letter on behalf of the ITUC General Secretary, Ms. Sharan Burrow, and ETUC and PERC…