· January, 2006

Stories about Uzbekistan from January, 2006

Voices from Central Asia and the Caucasus

“Snow in Tbilisi”, Hans Heiner Buhr Welcome to the first roundup of the Central Asian and Caucasian blogosphere, brought to you bi-weekly by neweurasia. We'll take you alphabetically through the...

1 February 2006

Uzbekistan: Crops to Oregon

Registan.net reports that an Oregon nursery is working with farmers in Uzbekistan to introduce Uzbek crops to Oregon's farmers. Among the crops he thinks would succeed in the Pacific Northwest...

26 January 2006

Uzbekistan: Fighting For Morals

In the midst of Uzbekistan's very cold winter this year, fur-lined underwear have become popular. This has alarmed the government, and they have banned the underwear for fear the soft...

25 January 2006

Russia: Forging Uzbek Ties

Tim Newman says that Russia's new deal for Uzbek gas is yet another piece of evidence that charges that US policy towards Uzbekistan was driven by a desire for gas...

23 January 2006

Uzbekistan: Murray Ignites the Blogosphere

Former UK ambassador to Uzbekistan released documents covering the UK's acceptance of intelligence obtained by Uzbek officials through torture on his weblog. Though not really a new story, the documents...

3 January 2006