10 March 2006

Stories from 10 March 2006

Armenia: Crooked Officials

Oneworld Multimedia reports on illegalities in the office of the Armenian president. About 60% of government officials have received appointments to positions despite not having done military service.

11 March 2006

Kazakhstan: Dariga

Registan.net and Democracy Rising discuss Dariga Nazarbaeva, the daughter of the country's president (a biography can be found here), and the ongoing fallout from the murder of a leading opposition...

11 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

Turkmenistan: Journalists Arrested

Peter of neweurasia reports on the arrest of two Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalists in Turkmenistan. The location of and charges against the reporters are unknown.

11 March 2006

Armenia: Kosh Prison

Onnik Krikorian has photos from Armenia's Kosh Prison in the Aragatsotn Region. Last week, he reported that he was pleasantly surprised by the conditions at the prison.

11 March 2006

Bolivia: International Women's Day

Melissa Draper guest-blogs at Blog from Bolivia with her thoughts on International Women's Day in Bolivia and what level of participation women have achieved in the new Movement Towards Socialism...

11 March 2006

Ukraine: To Debate or Not To Debate?

Oleksandr of Messages From Canada explains why he thinks Ukrainian politicians have to take part in pre-election debates and why many aren't willing to. He concludes: “Dear leaders of political...

10 March 2006

Ukraine: Election Pancakes and Hot Dogs

Stephan Clark of Everybody I Love You compares free pancakes served in Kharkiv on Maslenitsa in order to advertise Ukrainian political parties to “that great American political tradition, the parking...

10 March 2006

Ukraine: Freedom of Information Campaign

Maidan: An Internet Hub for Citizens Action Network in Ukraine reprints Stephen Bandera's report on Ukrainian freedom of information activists and their campaign to publicize secret governmental documents “that bear...

10 March 2006

Russia: FedEx Alternative

Yuri Mamchur of Russia Blog writes about a cheaper Russian alternative to FedEx, UPS and other such services – and a faster and more secure alternative to the local post...

10 March 2006

Indonesia: Rice's Visit

Yosef Ardi explains what lies in wait for U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice when she makes her first official visit to Indonesia. In particular, he talks about the possibilities...

10 March 2006

Indonesia: Fewer Tycoons

Jakartass comments on the drop in the number of Indonesian billionaires on Forbes’ magazine's list of the world's 50 richest individuals: from ten in 1996 to two a decade later....

10 March 2006