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Expected consequences of the Prohibition
Tuesday, 29 May, 2007 – 22:05 | 2 Comments

The prohibition on alcohol selling that the Uzbek government has recently passed is bringing its first results. Kamron wrote in his post about the possible results of prohibition. The one that was about the prosperity …

Uzbek labor migrants are to share their income with the government
Thursday, 24 May, 2007 – 10:59 | 9 Comments

Government of Uzbekistan wants to take control over uncontrolled labor immigration. According to the resolution of the government “On registration of the citizens seeking employment abroad” Gastarbeiters, labor migrants, who mainly work in Russia and …

Politics come and leave, but this holiday is eternal
Tuesday, 22 May, 2007 – 21:37 | 5 Comments

This is a translation of the post by Kamron, that originally appeared on the Russian version of neweurasia.
Recently I have read in Fergana.ru an article entitled as “The holiday which was taken away from veterans …

Prohibition: Drink or not to Drink
Monday, 21 May, 2007 – 22:09 | 3 Comments

This is a translation of the post by Kamron, that originally appeared on the Russian version of neweurasia.
More than two weeks had passed since the coming into force of the decision “About measures on the …

Mahalla – How Much in This Word
Thursday, 15 Mar, 2007 – 16:53 | 4 Comments

This is a translation of the post by Girl of the Sands, that originally appeared on the russian version of neweurasia.
Mahalla is a very Uzbek phenomenon. No, I would say that it is more likely …

Tea in Uzbek context or “Choi-poi�
Monday, 5 Mar, 2007 – 17:31 | 5 Comments

This is a translation of the post by Girl of the Sands, that originally appeared on the russian version of neweurasia.
So, my first post will be about how people drink tea in Uzbekistan. …

Nephew of President is still kept in psychiatric hospital
Tuesday, 20 Feb, 2007 – 13:19 | 4 Comments

Jamshid Karimov, a 39 years old independent journalist and nephew of the president of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov, is still kept in the Samarkand Special Psychiatric Hospital. He disappeared in Jizzakh city on 12 December …

High-level hypocrisy or real changes?
Wednesday, 17 Jan, 2007 – 19:12 | 3 Comments

Recently, I found out that president of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov made some amendments to the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Mass Media. The law is written really well. Unfortunately, online version of the …

NGOs in Uzbekistan: To Be or Not to Be
Sunday, 14 Jan, 2007 – 20:01 | One Comment

After the collapse of the Soviet regime, like other Central Asian countries, Uzbekistan chose democracy as the principal political system according to which people would establish the government and rule the country. Many actions …

Controversial opinions
Wednesday, 27 Dec, 2006 – 20:40 | One Comment

While I was surfing the internet desperately trying to find more information about the intolerant sanctions of the new governor Akhmadjan Usmanoiv in Andijan province of Uzbekistan, I came across with two controversial articles.
The first …