Translation of Kamilla’s post (RUS)
All of Kabar Information Agency’s Russian staff have quit their jobs, citing disagreement over the new leadership’s policies.
According to one of the former writers, the new director started “cleansing the staff …

Translation of Askhat’s post (KAZ, RUS)
Read Part 1 here.
The misunderstanding between Japan and China is rooted in economics. Blogger Ertai writes:
“Tensions between the countries ranked second and third in the world in terms of economic …

Translation of Avicenna’s post (RUS)
Neweurasia has been trying to verify rumors regarding how difficult it is for Uzbeks to obtain a visa to travel to Turkmenistan, and the month-long ordeal I went through in my …

Translation of Askhat’s post (KAZ, RUS)
The dispute between Japan and China over the Senkaku Islands has not passed Kazakhstan by. US magazine The Nation has published an article about Japanese firms’ plans to import rare …

Translation of Jamil’s post (RUS)
I recently had the “fortune” to speak with a man who spent many years working in Uzbekistan’s law enforcement. His story about what is understood and permitted at the Ministry of …

Translation of Nuraika’s post (RUS)
Our tour group had the good fortune to attend a tour of Dushanbe’s Ismailite center. The city is one of six in the world where members of this Shia sect have …

Translation of Nuraika’s post (RUS)
By a fortuitous twist of fate, I got to visit the Nurek Reservoir. The city of Nurek was founded on the site of a “kishlak” (village) that was razed to make …

Translation of Askhat’s post (KAZ, RUS)
People usually come to the Medianet International Journalism Center to study journalism in action. The center, where I’ve been teaching for the past three years, offers special five-month courses in …

Translation of Ekaterina’s post (RUS)
On 17 November, the first court hearing regarding the events of 7 April took place. 28 individuals are being tried in a case involving 60 volumes of reports. 6 of the …

Translation of sabinareingold’s post (RUS)
In Parts 1 and 2, I wrote about the hardships facing the inhabitants of Ak-Zhar. In Part 3, I will try to get to the root of the problem: why are …