Stories about Central Asia & Caucasus from May, 2006
Armenia: Andre
Harmick and Der Hova are excited that Armenia's Eurovision entry has made the contest's finals.
Uzbekistan: Politics & Religion
Nick of neweurasia writes about politics and religion in Uzbekistan.
Mongolia: Mining Association Reaction
Luke Distelhorst reports that the Mongolian National Mining Association held a meeting on the country's new windfall tax law, which has yet to be signed into law by the president. Mongolian mining companies were the most vocal opponents of the legislation.
Armenia: Clean Green Center
Nessuna wonders whether or not the designer of signs promoting a clean central Yerevan has a sense of humor.
Afghanistan: Reconstructing
In the wake of an international business conference in Kabul to explore ways to invest in Afghanistan, Afghan Warrior goes through many things that need attention
Armenia: Bikers
Onnik Krikorian posts on Armenia's small biker scene.
Georgia: Sheep on the Road
Hans has videos of sheep on the Georgian Military Road, showing it continues to be an important route through the Caucasus.
Central Asia: Press Freedom
neweurasia rounds up the state of freedom of the press in Central Asia.
Armenia: Women & Peace
ArmYouth Blog reports on two forum discussions on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and women's role in conflict resolution.
Georgia: Waging Peace
Sue writes about Georgia's martial history, its penetration into culture, and what it means for the country's future.
Kyrgyzstan: Biking Issyk Kul
JJ's travelogue on biking around Kyrgyzstan's Issyk Kul (“Hot Lake”) continues with a post about an evening in Tamchy and the Tamchy to Balykchi stretch.
Armenia: Notes from the Armenian Blogosphere
Onnik Krikorian rounds up the Armenian blogosphere.
Uzbekistan: One Family – One Cow
Registan.net discusses Uzbekistan's “one family – one cow” program under which entrepreneurs are coerced into donating livestock or cows to the poor, or as is more often the case, money to bank accounts of local officials.
Mongolia: Protesters Return
neweurasia reports that, a week after being forced out, protesters are returning to Sukhbaatar Square in Ulaanbaatar.
Armenia: Sharm El
Christian Garbis raves about his favorite Indian restaurant in Yerevan and says that it has been so successful that it is taking over the kitchen at another location.
Armenia: Andres, Pop Culture
Harmick plugs his site, Andre For Armenia, promoting Armenia's entry into the Eurovision contest and rounds up Armenian pop culture news at Blogrel.
Mongolia: Racist Violence
Luke Distelhorst says that racist violence–mostly between Mongols and Chinese–is on the rise in Mongolia.
Interview with Afghan Warrior
Global Voices has started a series of interviews with Afghan bloggers. Our first guest is Waheed from Afghan Warrior. 1 Q: How long have you started to blogging and why an English one? 1 A .I have been blogging since March 8, 2005. I wanted to raise my voice, and...
Uzbekistan: St. Louis Revolutionary
Registan.net writes about Bakhodir Choriev, the Uzbek revolutionary of St. Louis, who is trying to organize protest against the Uzbek government from the United States.
Armenia: Political Shakeup
At Blogrel, Harmick writes that Armenia's speaker of the parliament has stepped down and that his party has resigned from the ruling coalition government. He goes on to say that this may be the start of a credible opposition in Armenia.
Armenia: Yezidi Funeral
Onnik Krikorian attended a Yezidi funeral and has photos from it as well as an interview about Yezidi music's role in the culture and its relation to Muslim Kurdish music.
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