Nathan Hamm · May, 2007

Latest posts by Nathan Hamm from May, 2007

Kyrgyzstan: Bases

New Central Asia blog Non Pon reports on recent news regarding the Russian and US military bases Kyrgyzstan hosts, including the formation of a social movement dedicated to closing down the American base.

Uzbekistan: Pop Politics

Registan.net discusses an Uzbek pop star's anger at the daughter of the country's president. The singer believes that her fame is being used by the president's daughter to build up a bid for the presidency later this year.

Kyrgyzstan: Exams and Corruption

Tolkun Umaraliev says that one of the worst parts of taking exams at his university in Kyrgyzstan is knowing that despite all his hard studying to earn good grades, others will simply bribe their instructors to receive the same grade.