Stories about Central Asia & Caucasus from May, 2007
Armenia: Printing Ballots
Onnik Krikorian posts photos of Armenian election ballots being printed.
Georgia: Street Children
Social Science in the Caucasus discusses a report on street children in Tbilisi.
Uzbekistan: Activist Released
neweurasia says that Uzbek human rights activist Umida Niyazova has been released shortly after she was convicted of illegally crossing the border between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.
Georgia: Joe Cocker
Joshua Kucera says that Joe Cocker is opening the Tbilisi Jazz Festival and that tickets for his show will be ridiculously high by Georgian standards.
Armenia: On the Campaign Trail
Notes From Hareinik and Oneworld Multimedia report from the Armenian election campaign trail on a Prosperous Armenia party rally.
Afghanistan: Insurgency Premium
Safrang asks whether or not there is an insurgency premium involved in attracting reconstruction funds in Afghanistan.
Central Asia: Bloggers Unite
Sue Sypko shares thoughts on Central Asia blogs, bloggers, and their impact in the region.
Uzbekistan: GM in Andijon
Bonnie Boyd discusses General Motors’ new operations in Uzbekistan.
Afghanistan: Looking Inward
Mohammad Fahim Khairy writes that Afghans must look to themselves rather than to the West to find answers for solving Afghanistan's problems.
Uzbekistan: Border Zone
neweurasia reports that the Uzbek government will soon evict people from homes on the border with Kyrgyzstan to create a buffer zone between the two countries.
Kazakhstan: Kazakh Manti American-Style
News from the Caravan shows how to adapt the recipe for manti, a classic Kazakh dish to be easier to make for the time-pressed.
Armenia: Thousands Show for Opposition
Onnik Krikorian reports that thousands have again rallied in support of the opposition Orinats Yerkir party.
Afghanistan: Qawm
Afghanistanica discusses “qawm,” a term for bounded social groups of various types, and what this means for identity in Afghanistan.
Georgia: Ossetia Talent Scouting
Joshua Kucera posts videos of acts from a Victory Day rehearsal in South Ossetia, a separatist region in Georgia.
Predictable Politics – Not Much Happening in Armenian Parliament Pre-Election Campaign
“Less then a week to go” for the elections, says Onnik Krikoryan finding himself sitting in a restaurant with other foreign journalists, “Nobody is expecting post-election street protests to achieve...
Afghan Whispers:1 May,Kidnappings and Problems in Iran
Õnne Pärl,a blogger and journalist from Estonia, writes about her 1 May experience in Kabul. She says, because of the mudjahedin parade in Kabul, there are suggestions to “keep low...
Armenia: Radical Opposition Rally
Onnik Krikorian reports that a radical opposition rally in Yerevan attracted thousands of supporters.
Kazakhstan: Digging Deeper on Seidenfeld
Bonnie Boyd investigates deeper the case of Mark Seidenfeld, an American businessman arrested in Kazakhstan in what some characterize as the use of the judicial system to punish a foreign...
Caucasus: Media Freedom
Social Science in the Caucasus looks at media freedom in the Caucasus and how it measures up with other parts of the world.
Uzbekistan: Simple Plov
The Uzbek and Central Asian Cooking blog posts a simple recipe for plov, Uzbekistan's national dish.
Armenia: On the Campaign Trail
Onnik Krikorian reports from the election campaign trail with Armenia's ruling Republican party.
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