Category: Country Reports
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October 2022
Overview. September was a relatively stable month in Bangladesh. On the political front, the main opposition party, the BNP, accused the ruling party, the Awami League, of procuring huge numbers of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in an attempt to rig the upcoming elections. On the economic front, Bangladesh’s GDP is expected to fall to 6.6%…
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October 2022
Overview. September was a relatively stable month in Bangladesh. On the political front, the main opposition party, the BNP, accused the ruling party, the Awami League, of procuring huge numbers of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in an attempt to rig the upcoming elections. On the economic front, Bangladesh’s GDP is expected to fall to 6.6%…
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October 2022
Much of the government’s focus this month has understandably surrounded flood relief activities after receiving financial aid from various countries. Meanwhile former PM Imran Khan and the PTI continue to apply pressure with calls for nationwide protest demonstrations and a march to Islamabad. Chief of the Army Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, is due to…
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October 2022
Overview. Kazakhstan is preparing for early presidential elections on 20th November this year. The maximum number of presidential terms will reduce from two to one and the presidential term will increase from five to seven years. The ballot papers will have an option “against all”. Russians (mainly men) flee to Kazakhstan.…… Read the rest
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October 2022
This month has been notable for its calm post-election. Although a divisive outcome, even those who strongly supported Odinga have agreed that the country needed to move forward together to solve the many issues facing the country after the pandemic, the drought, the reverberations from the war in Ukraine, and inflationary pressures.…… Read the rest
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October 2022
Overview. Internet and phone services were cut by the government in an effort to contain violent national protests that left dozens dead. The trigger was the death of a young woman following a period of police custody after an arrest for not wearing her headscarf correctly. This latest period of unrest chips away further at…