Latest posts by Adil Nurmakov from August, 2008
Mongolia: Silent Protest at Sukhbaatar Square
AsianGypsy tells that families of the recent protests’ detainees along with Mongolia's National Green Movement and Civil Front Movement members have organized a silent demonstration at central square of Mongolian...
Mongolia: Bloggers Get Organized
AsianGypsy reports that Mongolian bloggers are now getting organized in the Mongolian Bloggers Association, which is donating Tg 1 million (approx. USD 850) to the artists that lost most of...
Kazakhstan: Aliyev, America and New Parliament
Adam reports that Rakhat Aliyev’s most recent exposure in the media impressed US lawmakers who questioned the selection of Kazakhstan as the next leader of the OSCE.
Central Asia: Russia to Invest in Central Asian Railways
Elena reports that Russian Railways will invest more than 4 billion USD in the development of infrastructure of the railways in Central Asian countries.
Uzbekistan: Statement on Behalf of the Political Prisoner
Libertad posts a text of the speech given to the United Nations by Gulambek Umarov, the son of an Uzbekistan political prisoner.
Kyrgyzstan: President Met the Chinese Mass Media
Elena reports that President of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiev met mass media representatives of the People’s Republic of China before the opening the Olympic Games in Beijing and the SCO Summit...
Kazakhstan: Undervalued contribution to Kazakh foreign policy
Marat says that the Uzbekistan president should be thanked for letting Kazakhstan become the regional leader due to his bad internal politics.
Kyrgyzstan: Kyrgyz Sportsmen Arrived in Beijing
Elena reports that the first Kyrgyzstan delegation arrived in Beijing (China) last night for the Olympics.
Kazakhstan: Interview with a Kazakh Domain Trader
KZBlog interviews a Kazakhstani domain trader against the background of allegation that only 6% of registered websites on the .kz domain actually have content.
Kazakhstan: Foreign Firms Hate Kazakhs
KZBlog reports on the Kazakhstan Prosecutor's Office crackdown on the foreign companies, blaming them for discrimination against Kazakh citizens.
Afghanistan: The Karzai Democracy
The Rumi tells more about Latif Pedram, a poet, author of many books and the leader of National Congress Party of Afghanistan, who has been under house arrest for the...
Afghanistan: Young Students Raised Voice
The Rumi says that several hundreds of schoolgirls and boys protested yesterday on Thursday 30 July 2008 in Narin district of northern Afghanistan in defense of Dr. Latif Pedram, the...
Afghanistan: Knowing is half the battle
Joshua Foust notices a US Army unit seems to be “getting” some of the incredible ethnic diversity of Eastern Afghanistan… until it rotates back home.
Afghanistan: Propagandizing the Air Raid
Joshua Foust disagrees with the US Air Force over the effectiveness of air strikes in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: A tiny piece of what was lost
Joshua Foust compares two pictures of a pretty Kabul in 1967 and a devastated Kabul in 2007.
Afghanistan: The narco-state?
Joshua Foust shakes his head at the latest attempt by former US drug officials to appear more competent than they were.