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Popular Sports Website Goes Offline in Uzbekistan in Wake of Fan Controversy
"Football and show business were the only areas where criticism was allowed and tolerated. And now even here they are choking the voice of the public."
Attack on Vegan Café in Georgia Opens New Front in Culture War
"The Kiwi Café incident produced a cornucopia of social media comment – ranging from outrage to amusement."
Kyrgyzstan Embraces Google Street View
Now the local KGB don't even have to leave their office.
Georgia Considers National Matchmaking Campaign
An extreme solution to a demographic conundrum?
Local Social Media Site Tries to Displace Facebook in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan's authoritarian government has made several attempts to lure the social media generation back into its virtual orbit.
Georgian Fashion: The Next Big Thing?
Known to fashionistas simply as Avtandil, Tskvitinidze, 42, never left his hometown, and has no desire to do so: “Europe and the US are overcrowded.”
Facebook Lands More People in Trouble in Kazakhstan
'Kazakhstan has drawn criticism ... for what media rights advocates have described as the excessively punitive libel damages sometimes levelled at journalists.'
Georgia’s ‘Sex Wikileaks’ Revives Fear of Government Snooping
“Everything you do in your bedroom can be used against you!”
Eurasia’s Leaders Urged to Close Their “Cyber-Borders”
The obscure Organisation of Eurasian Cyber-Security says an open internet can spur 'colour revolutions' of the sort already witnessed in the ex-Soviet region.
Did Kyrgyzstan’s Prime Minister Fall for Spam Scam?
"During my free time I read about you and learn how to be successful."
Kyrgyzstan’s Madding Online Crowd Targets Dolphinarium
“Dolphins love doing these tricks. If you see how they jump when they are in the sea, they’re just doing the same thing here.”
Reinventing the Blues on Ex-Soviet Georgia’s Black Sea
'As we kick into a Slim Harpo number, the rhythm section slides deep in the pocket before Tamaz, our guitarist, shreds the solo to ribbons.'
Tajikistan Cracks Down on Pop Idol Traffic Rule Breakers
"Like many ex-Soviet cities, Dushanbe has a driving culture straight out of a Fast and Furious movie. Potholed roads encourage swerving at speed."
Ten Years on from Andijan Massacre, an Uzbek Pleads for Freedom
"I am not a terrorist. I have never done anything like that."