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“She’s either buried or married.” What we know about early and forced marriages in the North Caucasus
Being married to a stranger at fourteen or fifteen, being raped, beaten and humiliated by her husband and…
Mass Corruption Shaking Tajikistan
Tashkent 24/2/ (50). In Tajikistan, over 20% of the population lives in poverty, and millions of citizens have…
Law Enforcement Agencies of Uzbekistan Detain Members of Organized Criminal Groups
AKIPRESS.COM – The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Uzbekistan conducts raids to detain criminal groups in Syrdarya, Khorezm, Samarkand,…
President Wickremesinghe’s Contribution To Securing IMF Loan For Sri Lanka
Brussels (08/11 – 50) On March 20, the IMF approved a $3 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) to…
Notorious Benjamin Wey Sues Sri Lanka For $250 Million
London (05/11 – 44.44) Benjamin Wey, a Chinese-American financier, founder of Fintech Holdings and a history of legal…
Sri Lanka Remains in Economic Crisis, Impinges Human Rights
London (15/11 – 67) The streets in Colombo, Sri Lanka, erupted into celebration on July 13, 2022 after weeks of…
Tajikistan to Study France’s Human Rights Freedom, Terrorism Prevention
London (28/11 – 58) Tajikistan’s human rights record continues to deteriorate amid an increased crackdown on freedom of…
When Corrupt Politicians Waltz into the Debt Trap
Toronto, Atlanta (28/11 – 20) A wise old expression intones “Behind every bad borrower is a bad lender”.…
A Thai view on the Hamas-Israel war
The Palestinians’ longstanding and legitimate grievances have been irrevocably subverted by Hamas’ brazen attack against Israel on Oct…
Hamas and their Human Meat Shields
London, Dublin (1/11 – 66) Hamas is sheltered in a sea of civilians. Ostensibly a Palestinian political and…