Shaartuz Journal: In Tajikistan, Debt-Ridden Farmers Say They Are the Pawns

October 16th, 2008

Cotton is at the core of Tajikistan’s economy and farmers are forced to grow cotton through a complex system of debts and obligations.


In Poverty and Strife, Women Test Limits

October 16th, 2008

In the Afghan province of Bamian, women are uprooting traditional gender roles by taking up leadership positions.


Hong Kong Backs Bank Deposits for 2 Years

October 16th, 2008

Hong Kong’s financial regulators announced on Tuesday that they would provide government backing for all of the territory’s 3 billion in bank deposits through 2010.