NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan - Kazakhstan climbed 19 positions, gaining 38 points for the first time in the Corruption Perceptions Index, Olga Shiyan, executive director of Transparency Kazakhstan, said at ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan: Judicial harassment of KIBHR and ILI Foundation
KAZ 001 / 0121 / OBS 013 Judicial harassment / Restrictions to freedom of association Kazakhstan January 28, 2021 The Observatory for the (...) ... ( read original story ...)
Independent Union Under Threat In Kazakhstan, HRW Says
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged the Kazakh authorities drop a lawsuit against an independent labor union, saying the case is a violation of workers' fundamental rights to organize and associate. ( read original story ...)
‘They use old cloths’: Sri Lanka to give schoolgirls free period products
In a country where women often still resort to rags as sanitary towels, campaigners are trying to break down a damaging taboo ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19 vaccination drive starts in Nepal
Kathmandu: Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Wednesday inaugurated the Covid-19 vaccination drive in Nepal from his official residence. ( read original story ...)
In Malaysia, cancellation of Hindu holiday stokes minorities’ concerns
The cancellation of a public holiday for a Hindu festival in Malaysia's Kedah state along with the country's de facto Religious Affairs Ministry recently signalling that the country's sharia law ... ( read original story ...)
UK under pressure to follow Biden’s lead with freeze on Saudi Arabia arms sales
Change of US policy under Joe Biden leaves Britain at risk of looking diplomatically isolated ... ( read original story ...)
In Afghanistan, Follow the White High-Tops and You’ll Find the Taliban
The sneakers have been worn by Afghan fighters over multiple generations, but they’ve become a gruesome marker of the Taliban’s violent insurgency. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan’s top fugitive militant commander killed in roadside blast in Afghanistan
Mangal Bagh, the leader of the banned Lashkar-e-Islam terrorist group, was involved in a number of terrorist activities Pakistan’s top fugitive militant commander, who carried up to USD 3 million ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistani Militant Leader Killed In Afghanistan
The leader of the Pakistan-based militant group, Lashkar-e Islam, has been killed in a mine blast in neighboring Afghanistan, according to Afghan and Pakistani security sources. ( read original story ...)