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ALMATY, Kazakhstan (TCA) — Human Rights Watch (HRW) has criticized Kazakh authorities for their "arbitrary and discriminatory" refusal to register a feminist initiative that promotes the rights of marginalized women in the country as a nongovernmental organization (NGO), RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reported. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — In rural Kyrgyzstan, the first ever Technovation Coding Caravan for girls has taught more than 600 girls the basics of computer programming. Launched in Talas Province, the caravan also reached Issyk-Kul, Naryn, Jalal-Abad, Batken, and Osh provinces. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — Business activity of the female population has increased in Central Asia countries in recent years and the number of enterprises headed by women is growing. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — A court in Kyrgyzstan has sentenced a man to 20 years in prison for kidnapping and killing a young woman in a case that caused public outcry in the Central Asian nation, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service reported. Continue reading
ASTANA (TCA) — On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, November 25, the nation-wide campaign “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence” started in Astana with the support of the United Nations in Kazakhstan, National Commission for Women, Family and Demographic Policy under the President of Kazakhstan and the National Volunteer Network. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — More than 60 government and parliamentary representatives from Central Asia gathered at a United Nations regional conference in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on November 5 to discuss holistic strategies to combat all forms of violence against women and girls in Central Asia. Continue reading
