More than 60 children taken to hospital in a serious condition after a local field was treated with a Chinese chemical in Uzbekistan   26.09.2026   Article published on the azattyqasia.org website   On 23 September, 62 pupils from School No.51 in the Guzar District of Uzbekistan’s Kashkadarya Region were taken to hospital with suspected …

Moldova’s Minister of Labour outlines changes to the system of social protection which will bring services closer to local communities   20.09.2026   Article published on the moldpres.md website   At a recent meeting of the National Forum of Social Protection Specialists, Natalya Plugaru, Minister of Labour and Social Protection, gave a general overview of …

Th The number of children in orphanages and shelters in Russia has fallen by 21% in the past two years   10.09.2026   Article published on the miloserdie.ru website   TASS has quoted the Russian Federation’s Ombudsman for Children’s Rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, as saying that “the number of children in shelters and orphanages has gone …

A helpline for schoolchildren to be launched in Russia   08.09.2026   Article published on the ASI website   The Children’s Rights Commissioner, Maria Lvova-Belova, has called this a “powerful tool in the fight against child bullying”.   From 11 September this year, students in Russian schools will be able to contact a Ministry of …

Russia’s Prime Minister has asked for an update on measures to support families with children to boost the nation’s birth rate   07.09.2026   Article published on the ASI website   Russia’s Prime Minister, Mikhail Mishustin, issued this instruction following a meeting of the Chamber of the Russian Federation’s Council on 29 June, which focused …

Women in Belarus have the right to have an abortion during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, or during the first 22 weeks in cases involving “social indications”. Before that, however, they are required to undergo “counselling”, which the Belarusian medical community White Coats has likened to “moral rape”. The guidelines for this “counselling” contain …

A project has been launched in Russia to protect teenagers from being recruited by criminal gangs   24.08.2026   Article published on the ASI website   The “Exit 31” information project has been launched in Russia. It provides guidance designed to protect teenagers from being recruited by criminal gangs, as well as for their parents. …

The Moldovan Parliament is increasing its engagement with civil society, with more than 20 draft bills out for public consultation 18.08.2026 Article published on the Moldpres.md website   In the first half of this year, Parliament organised 61 events, including public consultations and hearings, working meetings and round-table discussions, in which more than 50 civil …

Food costs have reached an average of 50% of the monthly retail expenditures for Azerbaijani households, the Azerbaijani State Statistical Committee reported on Thursday. When combined with household expenses on beverages and tobacco products, the total reached more than 54%. The figures, which accounted for spending in the first six months of 2026, represented a …

Published by: Vlast (vlast.kz), 12 August 2026 Beneath the Kokzhide desert, there’s water and oil; to extract the latter, companies are polluting the air. If you ever see red on an air quality app, you know there’s a problem. And that’s what residents of Kenkiyak and Shubarshi, two small villages in western Kazakhstan, would have …