http://www.neweurasia.net Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:27:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Osh city residents have never seen massive structures since the collapse of Soviet Union. Mainly extended with narrow roads and low-rise buildings, Osh has very poor infrastructure.  But, it seems city will be transformed in to the well - designed, modern and  cozy place to live in 15 years. On ... http://www.neweurasia.net/media-and-internet/my-old-city-osh-never-touched-before/ Today in Bishkek, near the headquarters of the Social Democratic Party (SDPK), opposition parties of Kyrgyzstan held People's Kurultai -- an alternative kurultai to the Kurultai of Consent proposed by the president Bakiev and which will be held in March 23. In the People's Kurultai, opposition leaders and elderlies from ... http://www.neweurasia.net/photoblog/kyrgyz-opposition-held-an-alternative-kurultai/ [caption id="attachment_9182" align="aligncenter" width="375" caption="In the battle with the Tajikistan justice system, independent media has its own useful weapons, and a lawyer isn't afraid to use them. Photograph by Flickr user Mathonan (CC-usage)."][/caption] Editor’s note: The saga of three judges and three newspapers continues in Tajikistan and has taken an ... http://www.neweurasia.net/media-and-internet/in-tajikistan-the-presss-oldest-weapons-are-also-its-best/ Translation of Nurgeldy’s post (RUS) Photographs from the last barcamp in Kyrgyzstan. I finally had time to scan them – sorry about not posting for so long! To avoid wasting time, I didn’t do much color correction, except for a few photos, which I scanned back in August. Shot with FED-5B ... http://www.neweurasia.net/photoblog/nostalgic-for-barcamp/ [caption id="attachment_9172" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Is corruption or survival the elephant in the room in Tajikistan? Image by Flickr user David Blackwell (CC-usage)."][/caption] Editor's note: neweurasia readers will already be well-acquainted with the ongoing Roghun project and the controversy surrounding it, as well as the news, announced first by our network, ... http://www.neweurasia.net/media-and-internet/welcome-to-tajikistan-in-2010-when-does-the-search-for-truth-become-unethical/ Translation of mursya’s post (RUS) The internet in Kazakhstan is full of unexpected and amusing news. Here, for example, ReadOnly reports on a recent find at an Astana garbage dump – a run of the prime minister’s book! One of Astana’s garbage dumps recently became the final destination not only for ... http://www.neweurasia.net/culture-and-history/kazakh-prime-minister%e2%80%99s-book-trashed/ Translation of pulemetchizza’s post (RUS) I knew, of course, that the judicial system in Kazakhstan is frankly ****, but this is beyond good and evil. A sergeant was sentenced today in Almaty for beating up soldiers on the parade ground. One of the young men under his command recently died after being ... http://www.neweurasia.net/politics-and-society/5-years-for-murder/ Translation of publicist’s post (RUS) Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Interior has announced that the winner of the Kazakh Police Lady 2009 photo contest is 22-year-old Lana Muhamedianova of Karaganda, IA Novosti-Kazakhstan reports. The Karaganda Department of the Interior, where Lieutenant Muhamedianova works as an investigator, has already celebrated the victory. According to her ... http://www.neweurasia.net/culture-and-history/karaganda-boasts-most-beautiful-policewoman/ For those of you who may have been caught unawares, this past Monday, March the 8th celebrated International Women’s Day. This holiday, once a domestic affair in the Soviet Union, has, since it’s fall, burst with excitement onto the international stage. (That last line was a blatantly sensationalized way of ... http://www.neweurasia.net/politics-and-society/welcome-to-women%e2%80%99s-day/ [caption id="attachment_9128" align="aligncenter" width="481" caption="Image by neweurasia's Schwartz (CC-usage)."][/caption] The parliamentary elections in Tajikistan, with all its ups and downs, and despite some fears of larger troubles, seem to be quickly receding into the past.  Let's face it: it seems like our nation still believes that elections will neither be free ... http://www.neweurasia.net/politics-and-society/a-vote-that-could-have-been-life-in-the-kingdom-of-rahmonistan/