Stories about Central Asia & Caucasus from May, 2007
Kyrgyzstan: Booking an Exam Seat
Tolkun Umaraliev reports that he must pay a bribe to have any hope of receiving top marks on an upcoming university exam.
Afghanistan: Don't Legalize
Sun Leaf says that it would be wrong to legalize opium production in Afghanistan.
Uzbekistan: Alcohol Restrictions
Tolkun Umaraliev reports on Uzbekistan's new law that makes it more difficult to obtain alcoholic beverages.
Kazakhstan: Educational Reform
KZBlog reports on reforms in Kazakhstan's higher education system, noting that there is an apparent lack of emphasis on some major components of any stellar education system.
Kazakhstan: Amendments’ Silver Lining
Artur says that there is a silver lining to Kazakhstan's recently passed constitutional amendments.
Kazakhstan: Village vs. Oil Company
neweurasia reports that a village claiming to have had its water supply tainted by an oil spill are turning to independent experts to make their case against the oil company...
Kyrgyzstan: Bases
New Central Asia blog Non Pon reports on recent news regarding the Russian and US military bases Kyrgyzstan hosts, including the formation of a social movement dedicated to closing down...
Tajikistan: Party of Migrants
Vadim reports that a new political party representing Tajik citizens who have emigrated to find work could become a serious political force.
Afghanistan: Bad Behavior
Afghanistanica discusses how bad behavior on the part of foreigners working in Afghanistan breeds resentment.
Armenia: The World's Best Flea Market
Joshua Kucera has photos from a Yerevan market that he calls “the best flea market in the world.”
Uzbekistan: Pop Politics
Registan.net discusses an Uzbek pop star's anger at the daughter of the country's president. The singer believes that her fame is being used by the president's daughter to build up...
Kyrgyzstan: Regional Divides
neweurasia reports on strategies for tackling Kyrgyzstan's regional divisions.
Tajikistan: Povert & Locusts
Bonnie Boyd writes about Tajikistan's alarmingly high poverty rates and why it looks like things are only going to get worse for many in the near future.
Uzbekistan: Blogosphere Roundup
Tolkun Umaraliev highlights some of the biggest topics in the Uzbek blogosphere recently.
Kazakhstan: A President for Life
On 18 May the Parliament of Kazakhstan adopted the changes into the Constitution in the second reading. According to one of the amendments, the first president of Kazakhstan will no...
Kyrgyzstan: Exams and Corruption
Tolkun Umaraliev says that one of the worst parts of taking exams at his university in Kyrgyzstan is knowing that despite all his hard studying to earn good grades, others...
Armenia: Post-election News
Onnik Krikorian has a post-election Armenian Parliamentary Election Monitor focusing on those who are contesting the outcome of the vote.
Afghanistan: Scholarly Blogs
Afghanistanica surveys the scholarly blogs covering Afghanistan.
Tajikistan: Blogosphere Roundup
Vadim rounds up the Tajik blogosphere at neweurasia.
Central Asia: Cutting Income Inequality
Bonnie Boyd has an in-depth, two-part post on reducing income inequality in Central Asia: part one; part two.
Afghanistan: Angling For Failure?
Joshua Foust says that transplanting drug interdiction strategies from Colombia into Afghanistan is a recipe for failure.
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