Stories about Central Asia & Caucasus from April, 2007
Mongolia: Important Bird Areas
Birding Mongolia discusses initiatives to protect important bird habitats in Mongolia.
Central Asia: Old Photographs
Sue Sypko discusses how photographs taken by Russian Imperial and Soviet photographers communicate different meanings.
Afghanistan: Finally a Census
Safrang is happy that a census will finally be conducted in Afghanistan and says that it should have been done a while ago.
Algeria: From Armenia to Islam
Algerian blogger Nouri provides links which discuss why the Armenian genocide should not be called a genocide and who is a moderate Muslim.
Kyrgyzstan: Protest's Final Day
Mirsulzhan Namazaliev reports from the scene on the final day of Kyrgyzstan's protests. In the wake of the dispersal of protesters, the government has been harassing opposition members and opposition publications. Azamat reacts with a call for President Bakiev to leave the opposition alone and get back to work.
Armenia: Accessible Elections
Oneworld Multimedia reports on efforts to make Armenian election ballots more accessible to the blind.
Afghanistan: Taliban Electioneering in France
Safrang reports on the Taliban's efforts to influence the outcome of France's presidential election.
Kyrgyzstan: Pandora's Box
Beau Gordinier reports on the government's dispersal of protesters demanding the president's resignation in Kyrgyzstan, and discusses what comes next in Kyrgyz politics.
Armenia: Prosperous Armenia Rally
Onnik Krikorian reports on a Prosperous Armenia political rally in Yerevan's Arabkir district that featured the talents of pop stars.
Afghanistan: Media Under Pressure
Afghan Lord discusses the live broadcast beating and arrest of three reporters at a television station by police under orders from Afghanistan's Attorney General, saying that such abuses of power by officials is a threat to media freedom in Afghanistan.
Interview with the Blogger, adam_kesher
Adil Nurmakov is a 28-year old political scientist and a journalist from Almaty, who started as a blogger in 2004. He writes his own Livejournal adam_kesher (ru) and is a regular author on neweurasia. Recently, Adil wrote an open letter to the mayor of Almaty about the situation with the...
How [NOT] To: Armenian Genocide Protest
Points about what is appropriate for an Armenian to do on the Armenian genocide remembrance day – April 24th, started earlier this week by the Armenia blog were picked up by the Ahousekeeper in his post: “Dress code? Yes, dress code!”, followed by a lively discussion: One day out of...
Kazakhstan: Interview with Mizinov
Leila Tanayeva interviews Yuri Mizinov of Zonakz.net, an online newspaper planning to launch blogs soon.
Armenia: HayPost Election Mailing
Oneworld Multimedia reports on the Armenian Postal Service's massive, computerized direct mail campaign to reach every voter with a voting notice card, a campaign that may just help rejuvenate the postal service.
Uzbekistan: Cotton Cultivation
Bonnie Boyd compares cotton cultivation practices in Uzbekistan with those in other parts of the world and sees much room for improvement.
Armenia: From the Campaign Trail
Onnik Krikorian files another report from the campaign leading up to Armenia's parliamentary vote, this time covering Orinats Yerkir.
Kyrgyzstan: The Crackdown
Teo Kaye reports that protests against Kyrgyzstan's president in Bishkek have been broken up for now.
Uzbekistan: Komilov Speaks
Registan.net reports on a speech given by Uzbekistan's ambassador to the United States in Seattle last week.
Georgia & Russia: Becoming Abkhaz
Steady State reports why a Georgian would want to become an Abkhaz.
Kyrgyzstan: Opposition Rally Photos
Elena Skochilo posts photos of the ongoing opposition protests (ru) in Kyrgyzstan.
Georgia: World's Best Reformer
Chris Monasterski lists some of the policy steps taken by Georgia to become recognized as the world's best economic reformer.
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