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Much of Tajikistan has been faced with intermittent power cuts in recent weeks that leave rural households and businesses without electricity for several hours. Authorities blame the blackouts on repair work but don't say how long it will last.
Dire economic conditions are spurring an increasing number of women in Tajikistan to enter polygamous marriages. But it comes at a price. With few rights to underpin their existence, they bear a burden of social stigma that taints not only their lives but those of their children too. Madina Shogunbekova reports