11-year old girl - syphilis?
Ani says that a lack of sex education in Armenia leads to both experiences being made on the streets and veneral diseases contracted by young people.
Ani says that a lack of sex education in Armenia leads to both experiences being made on the streets and veneral diseases contracted by young people.
Denise says that the planned erection of a Heydar Aliev statue in Moscow is stirring up controversy.
Originally posted on Global Voices
Standing at the edge of the abyss close to Kyrgyzstan’s Pik Lenin, let’s not waste any time to present you the highlights from two weeks of online conversation from Central Asia and the Caucasus.
Armenia:
Onnik Krikorian posts another one of his indispensable roundups from the Armenian blogosphere on his Oneworld Blog. Among this edition’s highlights are the continuous land-grab by corrupt state officials and dual citizenship for Armenians. Ani of neweurasia writes about the stigmatisation of veneral diseases. With no sex education, it should come as no surprise that a 11-year-old girl has contracted syphilis.
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Leila overviews the entries about Kazakhstan on English-language blogs around the world, from Vinokurov’s doping affair to Kazakh customs of motherhood.
On our Russian-language Kazakhstan blog, Dmitry says that the new media law is not as bad as it is potrayed by most - it will oblige media to provide true data, thus, necessarily limiting the abuse of freedom of speech (RUS)
After recovering (permanently) from a slight technical glitch, we have a more secure poll up on the Tajik blog, so head on over, read about the parties, and vote (even if you already have because the old data got lost).
Leila writes about changing Almaty, its construction boom, growing materialistic culture and how some bloggers respond to it (RUS).
Vadim reports of 136 kg of heroin being seized near the Afghan-Tajik border but says that major drug-smugglers will hardly be affected.
On World Refugee Day, Leila overviews the situation with refugees in Kazakhstan on our Russian-language Kazakhstan blog.




Libertad asks readers to share their thoughts about Andijon tragedy, a bloody suppression of a civic demonstration in May 2005 (ENG).
maciula writes about the planned gas pipeline from Turkmenistan to China and notes China’s successful activity in securing its gas interests in Turkmenistan (ENG).
Adam reviews the major opposition party’s suggestions on anti-crisis measures (ENG).
Adam says that amidst change of the information ministry in Kazakhstan, the country still ranks very low in the Freddom House Press Freedom Index (RUS).
Askhat reviews foreign sites and writes that foreign religious missioners consider that the new Kazakh religion law is very restrictive (KAZ).
Adam reports that the
Publicist tells a sad story of how she attended the May 9th festivities dedicated to the WWII heroes, at which the veterans were treated depreciatingly (RUS).
Askhat writes that even NGOs that are aimed at monitoring of the Kazakh army issues are unable to disclose any information without the permission of military commissariats (KAZ)
maciula writes about problems with the pre-Caspian gas pipeline project (ENG).
Libertad writes about new Uzbek people added to the UN consolidated list of suspects affiliated with Al Qaeda and Taliban (ENG).
Musafirbek congratulates everyone with Victory Remembrance Day (RUS).
Alisher Taksanov writes a fiction story about a president, whose hobby was to make coffins for opposition members whom he later killed (RUS).
Abdulgamid reports on Turkmen government’s promises that denomination of the national currency will be “soft” (RUS).
Elena posted some pictures from the last soccer game between Bangladesh and Kyrgyzstan during the AFC Challenge Cup Group C qualifier (ENG)
Abdulgamid writes about four times rise in prices for air tickets in Turkmenistan (RUS).
maciula reports on president Berdymukhammedov’s efforts to undo his predecessor’s personality cult (ENG).
Askhat writes that the religious organization together with the rector of one of the universities are going to organize a press conference and urge for introduction of free higher education in Kazakhstan (KAZ).
Elena congratulates all on the Victory Day and presents some pictures from the celebration of the Victory Day in Kyrgyzstan (ENG, RUS)
Were the Kyrgyz people always nomadic and had they ever beautiful towns? Yes they had, and it is proved in a podcast related to historical place of Burana, made by Mirsulzhan (KYR).
Bahytgul made a statistics on Kazakh-language blogs and concluded that most of them prefer Worpdress platform (KAZ)
Restec posts photos of Medeo, the mountaneous resort near Almaty, which is currently undergoing radical transformation into a world class touristic attraction (ENG, RUS).
Elena presents some pictures from the soccer game between Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan during the AFC Challenge Cup Group C qualifier and grieves for Kyrgyzstan’s loss (ENG).
Gulsali announces about the contest “The Future Kyrgyz Parliament” held for high school and undergraduate students (KYR).
Mirsulzhan uploads photos of Hydropower stations of Kyrgyzstan (KYR).
Gulsali publishes a list of the Kyrgyz famous people who officially got married after coming to the Power (KYR).
Melisbek links to Aziza Abdirasulova’s interview and gives an update on the humiliation of human rights in an energy sector (KYR).
Abdulgamid reports that in Ashgabat was organized a meeting of the World War II veterans and widows of soldiers who died in the war (RUS).
Adam analyzes some developments in the Kazakhstani banking sector, including negative references from the rating agency, released data on banks’ losses in 2007 and proposed introduction of criminal responsibility for the bankers’ actions that led to bankruptcy (ENG).
Adam posts some figures showing the rise of costs that are spent for maintenance of state bodies in Kazakhstan over the past years amidst ongoing campiagns on reduction of these expenditures (RUS).
Firuz thinks that the increase in price for electricity will have even more negative influences than it is expected by the elecity monopolist Barki Tojik (TAJ).