Not too much activity on the neweurasia blogs as the week goes by. We are still recruiting bloggers, most ardently over at uzbekistan.neweurasia.net and kyrgyzstan.neweurasia.net

There is also a new call for bloggers on this site. If you’re interested or know people that might be, please assist us in getting the word out. The launch of the site has again been delayed, apologies for that. Work is still ongoing, though – and the new template looks hot – but that’s pretty much all I can say for now.

Now moving on to our blogs:

Claire over at kyrgyzstan.neweurasia.net has another roundup of events unfolding in Bishkek. The main headlines this week are related to U.S. Foreign Secretary Rice’s visit to the region.

uzbekistan.neweurasia.net welcomes two new bloggers to reinforce Olesya. A warm welcome goes out to Ali, who has been posting twice over the last two days, and Nick, who will be joining force soon.

Ali’s posts include a reflection on Andijon, an event that has placed Uzbekistan firmly in the West’s awareness-spectrum.

Although there is quite a sleepy athmosphere over at the other country blogs, there is stuff coming up: With Kazakhstan’s election drawing closer, the blog will feature an ongoing series on December’s voting. Also, we’re about to recruit local contributors for the same blog. So, stay tuned!