· March, 2006

Stories about Uzbekistan from March, 2006

Central Asia: Brookings Conference

Both neweurasia and Registan.net report on the Brookings Institution's conference earlier this week on regional cooperation and integration in Central Asia.

30 March 2006

Uzbekistan: Relations With Korea

Registan.net examines Uzbek President Islom Karimov's visit to South Korea to try to woo back investment dollars that have fled the unwelcoming investment climate in Uzbekistan.

30 March 2006

Uzbekistan: German Relations

Ben Paarmann discusses Uzbekistan's relations with Germany, the only Western state that still has a significant relationship with Uzbekistan, and adds to a recent media report on the relationship.

28 March 2006

Central Asia: Visual delights

On The Registan, CXW has found one of the best ever online photo galleries featuring the works of Canadian photographer Christopher Herwig who has travelled extensively throughout the region.

25 March 2006

Central Asia: Opinion polls

James of neweurasia posts the excerpts of a seminar on public opinion polls in Central Asia in general, and Tajikistan in particular. The results reveal some very interesting tendencies.

25 March 2006

Uzbekistan: Post-Karimov

Amidst the events in Belarus, Olesya of neweurasia wonders what will happen after presidential elections slated to take place in Uzbekistan in December 2007.

25 March 2006

Uzbekistan: UNHCR kicked out

The latest international organisation forced to leave Uzbekistan is the UNHCR. No reasons have been disclosed by the Uzbek government yet, writes CXW.

21 March 2006

Central Asia: Happy Nawruz!

Ataman Rakin wishes “Happy Nawruz” and gives some background information on the festivities that are celebrated in all Central Asian states.

21 March 2006

Central Asian hegemon

James of neweurasia posts about a rapprochement between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, Central Asia's largest and most populous countries respectively.

21 March 2006

Central Asia: Snow Leopards

James of neweurasia says that economic incentives may be behind the rise in Central Asia's snow leopard population. Their numbers, though, are still dangerously low.

17 March 2006

Central Asia: Navruz

The Golden Road to Samarqand notes that Navruz is on its way and looks at the different ways that the holiday is celebrated in Central Asia.

14 March 2006

Silk Road: Sogdians in China

Musing Under the Tenement Palm blogs about Sogdians, the builders of Bokhara and Samarkand, who spoke Persian and plied the Silk Route through Central Asia and into China for 15...

13 March 2006

Uzbekistan: Politics & NGOs

Seidenstrasse says that political pressure is causing difficulties for his organization's work in Uzbekistan. In particular, pressure from the government is leading to hesitance of local organizations to partner with...

11 March 2006

Central Asia: Social Change

Columbia's Harriman Institute held a conference on assessing social change in Central Asia today. Musing Under The Tenement Palm liveblogged the sessions (keep scrolling down).

10 March 2006

Uzbekistan: Musical Tradition

On his own blog, Nick Walmsley writes about one of Uzbekistan's best known classical singers who strictly sticks to tradition. Part of this includes a heavy emphasis on the master-apprentice...

9 March 2006

Central Asia: Evangelical Missionaries

Amira at The Golden Road to Samarqand writes about Christian evangelicals in Central Asia, and pleas for more understanding and respect among both missionaries and local governments and societies.

8 March 2006

Central Asia: Missionaries

Ataman Rakin discusses the work of Christian missionaries in Central Asia and how it creates divisions and resentments in society.

3 March 2006