Sarah Kendzior of Registan.net writes about the significance of Kyrgyzstan's and Central Asian social media [1] and points out some external observers’ distorted view of them: “There is another internet, a secret internet, in which meaningful political conversations take place in Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Turkmen, and Tajik, yet the majority of the world remains none the wiser. […] Thanks to the internet, the world can hear what innumerable Central Asians have to say. The question is whether they care to listen.”
Central Asia: Writing “About Each Other, For Each Other”
· Written by Veronica Khokhlova
Categories: Central Asia & Caucasus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Digital Activism, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, International Relations, Language, Media & Journalism, Politics, Protest, Technology, War & Conflict