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Uzbekistan

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9 November 2007

Uzbekistan: A Great Loss for the Nation

A great loss for the whole nation: such was the reaction of Central Asian - especially Uzbek - blogosphere to the assassination of Alisher Saipov, a prominent journalist from Osh,...

22 September 2007

Uzbekistan: A nation's great loss

On September 7, 2007, a sunny Friday morning, Tashkent and the whole country were struck with sad news. Mark Weil, the legendary artistic director of the famed Ilkhom Theatre was mugged to death. Tolkun reports from the blogosphere.

10 August 2007

Uzbekistan: Rumours and deception

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Information is hard to get by in Uzbekistan. Check out the rumour mill in this week's blogosphere buzz: Will new license plates pave the way for corrupt officials to get nice kickbacks? Has a human rights activist sent a letter from prison? What is the UNDP in Uzbekistan up to?

9 August 2007

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Kyrgyzstan: SCO summit

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The members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) will send their heads of state to Kyrgyzstan next week. While the Kyrgyz bloggers are amazed by the beautification of their capital ahead of the summit, Western bloggers ponder the significance of the SCO's growth.

27 July 2007

Uzbekistan: Domestic violence, a prison for Uzbek Paris Hiltons and “Iran, go home!”

This week on Uzbekstani blogs: The difficult role of women in society and domestic violence stand in stark contrast to the flamboyant life of the president's daughter. Also, a young Uzbek football player displays a "Iran Go Home" poster before a match, Uzbek civil society is under threat, and a special prison is being built for delinquent civil servants.

8 December 2006

Voices from Central Asia

Anara - by teokaye Anara is one of the ‘youth at risk' that took part in the weekend trip. Instead of going to school, she supports her family by collecting...

27 November 2006

Voices from Central Asia and the Caucasus

Astana (Kazakhstan) - Waiting for a bus - photograph taken by Richard Messenger (Many more bus stops here) While we're waiting for the bus, why not check out some of...

23 November 2006

Arabisc: Plagiarism, Arrests, Bans and Democracy!

The Arabs are as usual busy this week debating anything and everything, from plagiarism to the arrest of bloggers, and from banning public meetings to embarrising George Bush Senior at...

10 November 2006

Voices from Central Asia and the Caucasus

Club in Almaty/Kazakhstan - (c) Christopher Herwig - www.herwigphoto.com Welcome to the latest roundup of the Central Asian and Caucasian blogospheres. A lot has happened over the past two weeks...

26 October 2006

Voices from Central Asia and the Caucasus

Alpine Pastures - Jailoo (c) Christopher Herwig, www.herwigphotos.com It's time to strike our tents (or Kyrgyz yurts in the Jailoo in this case), the summer is over (although in Kazakhstan's...

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