Do childless people have to see a psychologist on referral? 19.03.2026   Article published on the miloserdie.ru website   Under what circumstances will childless women be referred to a psychologist, and what would they discuss?   According to Russian Federation Ministry of Health guidelines, men and women from 18 to 49 years of age can …

Implementation of preventive programmes, access to medicines and the independence of healthcare institutions are among the Ukraine Government’s key priorities in the healthcare sector   18.03.2026   Article published on the moz.gov.ua website   Ukraine’s Prime Minister, Yulia Svyrydenko, has had a working meeting with the Health Minister, Viktor Lyashko, in which they discussed the …

Suicide statistics in Belarus are not publicly available. However, some figures can sometimes be found in scientific publications—for example, in an article by Mikalai Baranouski, professor at the Institute of Sociology of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, published in the Sociological Almanac. Belsat has selected the most important findings from the study. 18.03.2026 …

CSOs highlight the risks to patients posed by the submission of autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) recommendations to the Russian Ministry of Health without any public consultation   18.03.2026   Article published on the ASI website   Specialist organisations and parents have reported procedural failings in the drafting of clinical ASD guidelines and are demanding an …

Exploitation of migrant labour in Kazakhstan   18.03.2026   Article published on the azattyqasia.org website   Several Uzbek citizens who worked at the Karima restaurant chain in Astana have complained that the management have not paid them while confiscating their documents. This isn’t the first time the chain has been accused of exploiting foreign workers. …

Russia’s Prime Minister, Mikhail Mishustin, orders a change to the rules governing payment of the Unified Child Benefit   13.03.2026   Article published on the ASI website   The Prime Minister of the Russian Federation has demanded an immediate adjustment to existing regulations that will allow families to retain the Unified Child Benefit, even if …

11 March 2026 The State Duma will legislate so legal challenges to military conscriptions will not be grounds for its suspension A group of Duma deputies lead by General Andrei Kartapolov has introduced for consideration bill No. 1170412-8, a white paper which will significantly weaken legal protections for army conscripts who have illnesses that impede …

Responding to criticism of the Istanbul Convention against gender-based violence by a far-right personality, Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze did not rule out that the government might ‘work’ on the issue. His remarks have raised questions about the possibility of the government withdrawing from the convention. 10.03.2026 The issue was raised on the pro-government TV Imedi by …

The total number of orphans in Russia has fallen to 317,000   05.03.2026   Article published on the ASI website   According to data from the Ministry of Education, the number of children left without parental care has fallen by 6.8% over the past year, while the number of cases of parental rights being withdrawn …

Ukraine is now my home: How migrants from Central Asia are helping a country that’s fighting military aggression 28.02.2026   Article published on the azattyqasia.org website   Kazakh “Yurts of Indestructibility”, Uzbek pilaf and humanitarian aid from the Tajik diaspora: People of Central Asian descent living in Kyiv, Kharkiv and other Ukrainian cities are extending …