Latest posts by Adil Nurmakov from March, 2010
Afghanistan: Photo-project for youth
Afghan PenLog reports on the international photography trainings project for the young men and women of Aghanistan, which has taken place in Philadelphia and ended up with an exhibition.
Afghanistan: Talking with insurgents
Joshua Foust criticizes the American push to negotiate with insurgent leaders in Afghanistan.
Kazakhstan: Libel Laws and OSCE
Joshua Foust reflects on Kazakhstan's libel laws, and how they might be undermining its chairmanship of the OSCE.
Kazakhstan: Politics, ethnic balance and opposition
Bloggers in Kazakhstan continue to discuss issues centered around governance and political stability.
Kyrgyzstan: Who needs Kurultai of Harmony
Kyrgyz blogger writes that the government of Kyrgyzstan is planning to hold the “Kurultai of Harmony” (a mass congress of community representatives from all over the country) to be chaired by the president, but many people are wondering — does the country really need it?
Turkmenistan: Psychiatry Abuse for Political Motives
Annasoltan tells about the abuse of psychiatry for political purposes, which is getting less attention in Turkmenistan than other “traditional” methods of repression, such as imprisonment and torture.
Tajikistan: A Color Revolution? Be careful…
The Tajikistan opposition is furious at the recent parliamentary election results and is planning massive protest actions. However, Dushanbe advises caution: the opposition must be very careful not to open themselves to accusations of fomenting a Color Revolution.
Uzbekistan: Anti-AIDS activist sentenced
Nathan Hamm reports that Uzbekistan's anti-AIDS campaigner Maksim Popov was sentenced in to seven years in prison. The court found that a brochure he distributed is “incompatible with local traditions.”
Tajikistan: Unlikely Street Protests
Christian Bleuer opines on the aftermath of Tajikistan’s parliamentary elections and expects no serious demonstrations.
Turkmenistan: Listening to Reason?
Vlad writes about the human rights record in Turkmenistan, citing a report on the state of the country’s prisons, and the government's surprising response with reduction of the maximum pison sentence. However, the authorities still fall short on the issue of oversight, the blogger says.
Afghanistan: Abandon the drug war to save it
Joshua Foust argues that in Afghanistan the U.S. should abandon its war on drugs if it hopes to ever reduce the drugs trade.
Kazakhstan: Sports, Politics and Passionarity
Yesterday, Adam Kesher, a Kazakh blogger, asked a pretty rhethoric question about the state of Kazakh passionarity and devotion to the homeland, but surprisingly received a variety of answers [ru]: Lately, I have heard a story of how Belarusians were celebrating their first Vancouver medal in Minsk. In Kazakhstan it's...
Kazakhstan: Bloggers Discuss Olympian Results
Kazakhstan's performance at the Vancouver Winter Games was pretty humble with the only silver medal won by Elena Krustaleva in the women’s 15km biathlon. Elena is from Russia and until recently raced for Russia but Kazakhstan apparently bought her and the investment paid off, writes KZBlog. Pacifistt reacts [ru]: Krustaleva...
