Stories about Central Asia & Caucasus from April, 2006
Armenia: AUA
Nessuna writes that the benefits of getting an American University of Armenia education go far beyond just improving one's English.
Mongolia: HIV
neweurasia reports on Mongolia's 18th and 19th confirmed cases of HIV and the steps being taken in response.
Mongolia: Protests & Stability Agreement
Luke Distelhorst has an update on the ongoing protests in Mongolia.
Armenia: Easter
Zarchka writes about Easter celebrations in Armenia.
Armenia: Falsified Votes
Onnik Krikorian notes that an official has admitted that the 2003 presidential election was falsified and he comments on the prospects for fairer votes in the 2007 and 2008 elections.
Mongolia: Wikipedia Wars
Guido Verboom covers a war of words on Wikipedia over entries for Mongolian politicians.
Hungary: Ramil Safarov Sentenced To Life
Pestiside.hu reviews the coverage of sentencing to life of an Azeri army officer who killed his Armenian colleague while on the NATO's Partnership for Peace training program in Budapest.
Mongolia: Protest Updates
Luke Distelhorst has another update on the protests in Mongolia.
Kyrgyzstan: A Bridenapping
Col give a play-by-play of her host-sister's abduction and wedding. “Bridenapping” is a tradition in Kyrgyzstan, and at least in this case, the abducted bride knew and liked the groom.
Kyrgyzstan: Baisalov & Stability
Alan Cordova has further thoughts on the attack on NGO head and blogger Edil Baisalov and what it says about the political situation in Kyrgyzstan.
Turkmenistan: Opposition Catch 22
Rico of neweurasia says that Turkmenistan's opposition parties, which plan to participate in upcoming local elections are in a catch 22.
Armenia: Corruption & Cafes
Onnik Krikorian says that cafes are Yerevan's most visible manifestation of corruption and explains why they are so heavily patrolled by interior ministry troops.
Kyrgyzstan: Students on Politics
The Golden Road to Samarqand reports on university students’ opinions on the current political situation in Kyrgyzstan.
Armenia: The Past & Future
Christian Garbis writes that Armenians are blinded by their past and do not appreciate that their current problems deserve their full attention. The Basturma Chronicles responds.
Mongolia: More on the Protests
Tom Terry also comments on the protests in Mongolia, calling on protesters to show a little more wisdom and restraint and warning them that Eagle TV, which he manages, will hand over any tapes of illegal acts by protesters in accordance with Mongol law.
Mongolia: Protests Updates
Luke Distelhorst of neweurasia has more updates on the escalating protests in Mongolia at his site including news of clashes between police and protesters and the Democratic Party showing signs of solidarity with the protesters.
Armenia: Safarov Sentenced
Oneworld Multimedia notes that Azeri military officer Ramil Safarov has been sentenced to life in prison by a Hungarian court for the murder of an Armenian counterpart at a NATO Partnership for Peace training program two years ago. It is not clear whether or not he will serve his sentence...
Kyrgyzstan: Instability
Registan.net writes about the attempted assasination of Edil Baisalov, the president of the Coalition for Democracy and Civil Society and blogger, arguing that it's yet another sign that the political situation in the country is quickly deteriorating.
Armenia: Smile!
Zarchka writes that she wishes that smiling in public was more acceptable in Armenia.
Afghanistan: Revenue Differences!
Dialogue 3 (Persian) says that income disparity on the rise in Afghanistan. A soldier can only get 700 dollars per year while a businessman makes 600,000 dollars!
Tajikistan: Working in Russia
“Tajik Boy” writes about racist attacks on foreigners in Russia, a situation that worries the many Tajiks who work in Russia or have a relative who does. He says that neither the Russian nor the Tajik governments pay enough attention to the situation.
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