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 …

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 …

The number of calls to the All-Russian women’s helpline has risen by more than 50%   11.08.2026   Article published on the ASI website   The helpline has recorded 16,280 reports of violence during the first six months of this year.   The All-Russian helpline for female victims of violence has summarised its work for …

Russia’s Ministry of Labour and Social Protection has introduced professional development programmes on early intervention and assisted living   07.08.2026   Article published on the ASI website   These courses are designed for social workers, psychologists, speech and language therapists, special needs teachers and other professionals working in the field of rehabilitation and social support. …

Launch of an online initiative exploring the psychology of stalking and cyberbullying   29.07.2026   Article published on the ASI website   Psychologists and lawyers discuss the causes of stalking, the experiences of victims and ways of protecting yourself as part of the “You are not a fake” project .   The Okko online cinema …

Large-scale inspections of perinatal centres carried out by Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Health   27.07.2026   Article published on the Vlast.kz website   Health Minister, Akmaral Alnazarova, asked the Committee for Sanitary and Epidemiological Control to carry out large-scale inspections of all 69 maternity care facilities to ensure their compliance with infection control requirements in order …