More than 500,000 recorded cases of depression in Belarus in 2024   24.03.2025   At the end of last year, Belarus was ranked eighth in the world in the diagnosis of mental illness, with one in four residents suffering from an anxiety/depressive or adaptation disorder, said Svetlana Dolzhenko, a specialist in the psychological department at …

11.9% of women in Georgia have suffered violent abuse at the hands of their partners, says a recent survey   20.03.2025   “Georgians are generally positive when it comes to the basic principles of gender equality. However, people’s attitudes towards the allocation of family responsibilities, childcare and the role of men and women remain conservative. …

A day at the Shymkent crisis centre in Kazakhstan   18.03.2025   Article published on the rus.azattyq.org website   The Shymkent crisis centre Komek has housed hundreds of people in need of temporary shelter for the past eight years. Specialists working at the centre provide legal and psychological support and listen to people who are …

New rules introduced in Turkmenistan that further limit what women can wear to work   16.03.2025   Article published on the rus.azathabar.com website   Unmarried women in Ashgabat have been informed that they must wear yellow headscarves at work. When asked why, their managers simply shrugged their shoulders in response. The women were only told …

A patient identification system with Face ID technology is being introduced in Almaty healthcare centres.   Why and is it safe?   13.03.2025   Article published on the rus.azattyq.org website.   In Almaty, polyclinics have decided to introduce a patient identification system that uses Face ID, a facial recognition technology. Before an appointment begins, the …

Victims and families of those killed in a drone attack in Moscow Region to be paid compensation   11.03.2025   Article published on the ASI website   On the night of 11 March, several Russian areas, including Moscow Region, were hit by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), with the attack on Moscow being the largest since …

Published by Progres (progres.online)   07.03.2025 The World Food Security Outlook (WFSO) database, managed by the World Bank, tracks global food insecurity using historical, preliminary, and forecast data for 191 countries from 1999-2030. Food insecurity is when “people lack regular access to enough safe and nutritious food for normal growth and development and an active and healthy life”. According …

How Central Asian countries support the birth rate   06.03.2025   Article published on the rus.ozodlik.org website   Comparatively larger benefits in Kazakhstan, the lowest being in Tajikistan.   Uzbekistan: Now everyone is paid suyunchi puli   Since 1 April last year, a lump-sum allowance (popularly known as suyunchi puli) has only been paid for …

Ukraine needs 39 billion dollars to rebuild its social protection sector   06.03.2025   Article published on the epravda.com.ua website   This was reported by the Ministry of Social Policy’s Press Office, quoting the results of the *Fourth Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment for Ukraine’s recovery.   Losses in social security provision have been estimated …

Turkmen mothers with large households now subject to criminal record checks in order to receive benefits   05.03.2025   Article published on the rus.ozodlik.org website   According to Radio Azatlyk, the Balkan velayat (province) has tightened up the requirements for mothers with large households to receive the honorary title of “Ene Myahri” (Mother’s Love). As …