Stories about Central Asia & Caucasus from January, 2007
Kazakhstan: The Innovative Mr. Vassilenko
At neweurasia, Arthur reports on Roman Vassilenko, the spokesman of Kazakhstan's embassy to the United States and Canada, his innovative use of the internet, and his skillful handling of the press.
Armenia: Mourning Hrant Dink
Zarchka writes about mourning Hrant Dink and attending the vigil for him in Yerevan. Oneworld Multimedia has photos of the vigil as well as many more posts on Dink.
Armenia: Land of Bisexuality
One Armenian World writes about bisexuality in Armenia.
Turkey is Typing…the Death of Hrant Dink
While normally this column focuses on what only Turkish bloggers are saying, sometimes events happen that warrant the voices of not only Turkish points-of-views but others as well. The Death of Hrant Dink is one of those moments. As a bit of background- Hrant Dink was a Turkish-Armenian journalist and...
Turkey/Armenia: Hrant Dink Murdered
Onnik Krikorian has multiple posts on the murder of Hrant Dink, a journalist who was an ethnic Armenian Turkish citizen who had been given a six month suspended sentence in 2005 for writing on the Armenian Genocide. Be sure to check out his roundup of discussion of the murder in...
Tajikistan: Closer to China
Alexander of neweurasia Tajikistan reports that Tajikistan is set to step up economic cooperation with China.
Kazakhstan: Doctors on Trial
Mira Bakhytova reports that the trial of health care professionals said to be responsible for a wave of HIV infections in southern Kazakhstan has gotten underway.
Tajikistan: Blogosphere Roundup
Vadim takes a look at some of the latest topics being discussed in the Tajik blogosphere.
Armenia: Love, Sex, and Relationships
Zarchka writes a spirited post on love, relationships, premarital sex, safe sex, double standards, and more in Armenia.
Tajikistan: World Bank Blogger in Tajikistan
The World Bank's Private Sector Development Blog now has a blogger writing from Tajikistan who has already posted first impressions of Tajikistan.
Kyrgyzstan: Remittances
Kyrgyz Report writes on the importance of remittances from emigrants to Kyrgyzstan.
Armenia: Lacking Integrity
Blogrel reports that just after Armenia received a fairly positive economic freedom ranking, it has been ranked as very weak on the Global Integrity index.
Armenia: Shutting down VoIP
Armenia Blog notes that ArmenTel, Armenia's telephone monopoly, will disconnect VoIP services.
Kyrgyzstan: Policy Try to Win Hearts
Tolkun Umaraliev writes that police in Bishkek have resolved to inject kindness and compassion into their dealings with the public. He says that given the lack of public trust of the police, realizing this resolution will take much longer than a year.
Mongolia: Surviving Winter in the Sewers
Alexa writes about the tremendous cold of winters in Mongolia and how homeless children survive them by living next to heating pipes in the sewers.
Central Asia: The LDS Church in Central Asia
The Golden Road to Samarqand writes about the LDS church in Central Asia.
Uzbekistan: Media Reform
Tolkun calls a new law on the media in Uzbekistan “high-level hypocrisy.”
Caucasus: Unemployment
Onnik Krikorian examines why it is so difficult to get an accurate picture of unemployment levels in the South Caucasus.
Uzbekistan: New NGO Law
At neweurasia, “night_eulen” discusses a new law governing foreign NGOs in Uzbekistan which he says is a façade to make Uzbekistan look better to the outside world.
Armenia: Economics & Law
Onnik Krikorian says that though Armenia recently received fairly high marks for its legal framework governing investments, the failure to enforce the laws is holding the economy back.
Kyrgyzstan: Big Pocket Library
Yulia translates a Russian-language post on the popularity in Kyrgyzstan of a two CD set of electronic texts called the “Big Pocket Library.” The author is dismayed at the popularity of the texts, which include, among other things, bomb-making instructions.
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