Stories about Eastern & Central Europe from September, 2005
A Democracy Guy
Democracy Guy, Tim Russo, highlights another democracy guy at work in Armenia.
London Walk for Belarus
Volodymyr Campaign announces plans for a London walk in support of democracy in Belarus.
Corruption in Georgian & Armenian Healthcare and Penal Systems
Oneworld Multimedia discusses corruption in the Georgian and Armenian health and penal systems.
Shirin Akiner's Controversial Andijon Report
Laurence of Registan.net has written an account of Dr. Shirin Akiner's defense of her controversial report on the Andijon massacre that has prompted many interesting comments.
Turkey “Teaching” Azeris to Pay Their Bills
Katy of Blogrel takes issue with an unfortunately framed story about the troubles faced by a Turkish electricity company trying to collect on bills from its Azeri customers.
North Korea: Translation issue
Oranckay “re-translates” the English version of the statement issued by the six-parties to the Korean nuclear talks.
North Korea: Nuke-free pledge
One Free Korea takes apart, in a point-by-point analysis, the unexpected announcement that North Korea will give up its nuclear weapons program in exchange for security and assistance guarantees from the other five parties to the China-brokered talks.
Azerbaijan Election Monitor
Marianna Idrisova Gurtovnik has posted her latest report on Azerbaijan's parliamentary elections at neweurasia.
Ulaanbaatar's Agricultural Market
Mongolia Matters reports on last weekend's annual agricultural market in Ulaanbaatar.
Afghan Election Diary
Human Rights Watch's Afghan Election Diary has numerous reports from the field and audio reports concerning yesterday's parliamentary election.
Anti-Russian Feeling in Armenia
Onnik Krikorian discusses anti-Russian feelings in Armenia and asks whether or not Russia's days in the South Caucasus are numbered.
A Trip to Omalo
Caucasus Pictures takes the rough road to Old Omalo, the main village of Georgia's Tusheti region.
Remembering Gongadze
Neeka marks the fifth anniversary of the disappearance of Georgiy Gongadze.
Attacks on Kyrgyz Independent Media
Ben Paarmann discusses attacks on independent media in Kyrgyzstan.
What one does with a dumbwaiter in Georgia
Sueandnotu details the myriad uses for a dumbwaiter in Georgian apartment life.
Driving Sheep in Kakheti
Hans Heiner Buhr has photos of a sheep drive in Georgia's Kakheti province.
Interviews With The Diaspora
As part of an ongoing series on the potential role of the diaspora in building Armenian democracy, Onnik Krikorian has published his interview with Raffi K. Hovannisian, the US born Foreign Minister of Armenia.
Community Based Tourism in Kyrgyzstan
Amira of The Golden Road to Samarkand writes about community based tourism in Kyrgyzstan, a model that is both inexpensive for travelers and that provides direct benefits to local populations, and laments that similar options are not available in neighboring countries.
Supermajors Seek Russian Oil
White Sun of the Desert reports on President Putin's upcoming meeting with major Western oil companies seeking access to Russian oil reserves.
Revolutionary Sitting
Oneworld Multimedia reports on revolutionary cafe culture in Yerevan.
Applauding Humanitarian Investment
Nabetz of New Mongols discusses and applauds Mercy Corps for encouraging small-scale investments in economic activity over awarding grants in rural Mongolia.
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