Latest posts by Nathan Hamm from April, 2007
Armenia: Parliamentary Election Monitor
Onnik Krikorian says that whispers of revolution are in the air in Armenia, and his latest parliamentary election monitor takes a look at the likelihood of such a revolution and the rest of the latest developments in Armenia's parliamentary election campaign.
Armenia: Alignment
At Blogrel, Harmick worries that too close of a relationship with Russia puts Armenia at risk of political stagnation.
Armenia: Armenians & Trees
Notes from Hareinik says that Armenians must not like trees considering the way they treat them.
Uzbekistan: Wolfowitz's Impact
At neweurasia, Nick reports how embattled World Bank head Paul Wolfowitz has impacted Uzbekistan during his tenure by sticking to his anticorruption beliefs and refusing to release funds.
Afghanistan: Buzkashi in the Panjsher Valley
Kabul Diary reports on a visit to Afghanistan's Panjsher Valley to see a game of the traditional Central Asian game of buzkashi.
Georgia: Free Hugs
Levan manages to find a video of free hug distribution in Georgia.
Armenia: On the Trail with Heritage
Onnik Krikorian reports from the Armenian parliamentary election campaign trail with on a Heritage party event.
Armenia: Prosperous Armenia Offices Bombed
Onnik Krikorian reports from the site of the bombing of Prosperous Armenia offices in Yerevan, mentioning that many believe the attack to be the work of the Republican Party. If true, the bombing may be a hint of clashes to come between these two powerful groups during election season.
Kyrgyzstan: Impressions from a Protest, pt. 2
Tolkun Umaraliev reports on the second day of protests in Bishkek calling for the president to resign.
Central Asia: Hot Air & the Aral
Bonnie Boyd writes that since 1991, there has been more hot air than progress on saving the Aral Sea.
Tajikistan: Reform & Alienation
Beyond the River says that recent cultural reforms the president of Tajikistan has implemented stand to alienate youth.
Mongolia: Birding
Axel Braunlich lives in Khovd, Mongolia, and he recently started a blog called Birding Mongolia that contains accounts and photos of his birding adventures in Mongolia.
Kyrgyzstan: Reports form the Protest
The Kyrgyzstan blog at neweurasia carries numerous posts reporting on the protests in Bishkek against President Kurmanbek Bakiev, including one from Tolkun Umaraliev in which he writes his impressions of the first day of protests.
Kyrgyzstan: The PM, Info War, & Graffiti
Teo Kaye reports on the ongoing protests in Bishkek against the president, focusing on anger against the prime minister, the information war between the two sides, and the political graffiti showing up around the capital.
Georgia: Rules of the Supra
Cuttino Alexander discusses the rules and customs that are part of the Georgian supra.
Uzbekistan: Aral and Health
Bonnie Boyd continues with her series of posts on the Aral Sea, this time focusing on the healt impacts of the sea's disappearance, most of which are heavily concentrated in the Karakalpakistan region of Uzbekistan.
Armenia: On the Campaign Trail
Onnik Krikorian files a dispatch from the campaign trail with Prosperous Armenia
Armenia: Theft from a Blogger
Onnik Krikorian catches both ArmenPress and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty using his photos without permission.
Kazakhstan & Uzbekistan: Irrigation and the Aral
Bonnie Boyd discusses how Soviet irrigation policies led to the depletion of the Aral Sea.
Armenia: Campaign Underway
Though some parties have been doing some unofficial campaigning already, Armenia's parliamentary election campaign is now officially underway. Notes From Hareinik analyzes some ambitious campaign promises from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation — Dashnaktsutiun. Meanwhile, Onnik Krikorian has photos of the same party's campaign launch.
Afghanistan: Fallout from Ajmal Naqshbandi's Death
Safrang analyzes the ways in which the government of Afghanistan is and is not responsible for the death of Ajmal Naqshbandi.
