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Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are Central Asian “Leaders” in Global Corruption
Written by on Thursday, 1 December 2011
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Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are Central Asian “Leaders” in Global Corruption

Corruption in Post-Soviet Central Asia is something very familiar to people living in the region. Without bribing, one is destined to see their case be delayed for a long time, very often beyond time limits …

Independent journalist and Uzbek President’s nephew is now released from psychiatric hospital
Written by on Wednesday, 30 November 2011
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Uzbekistan authorities have freed a journalist whose professional reputation could be doubted due to his relative connection to the family of the President of Uzbekistan.
Jamshid Karimov, a member of the Djizzak regional branch of Human …

Censorship and Control of the Internet and Other New Media: Briefing Paper by Human Rights Groups
Written by on Monday, 28 November 2011
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Central Asia: Censorship and Control of the Internet and Other New Media briefing paper has been released by International Partnership for Human Rights, the Netherlands Helsinki Committee, Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule …

Russian and Tajik Spat: Nothing But Politics
Written by on Monday, 28 November 2011
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This article was originally published at NewEurasia partner, Kanal PIK
A lengthy row between Russia and Tajikistan over the imprisonment of a Russian pilot, Vladimir Sadovnichy, has finally come to an end with the pilot’s release …

Nazarbayev’s Kazakh story brings nationalism, patriotism to theatre
Written by on Sunday, 27 November 2011
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“On stage, the leader of the nation treks into a nighttime magical forest and begins talking to the trees, which turn into his opponents.” (Associated Press)

On November 24th, a new play proud of autonomy and …

“Turkmen Idol” and a missed opportunity for sms-democracy
Written by on Saturday, 26 November 2011
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“Turkmen Idol” and a missed opportunity for sms-democracy

The Eurasia Star contest has been envisioned by its organizers in Turkey as a Pan-Turkic pop culture spectacle, but it’s been turning out to be a flop in more ways than one. neweurasia’s Annasoltan reports on how in Turkmenistan in particular it’s become a missed opportunity for direct democracy.

Peace Corps getting booted out of Kazakhstan?
Written by on Tuesday, 22 November 2011
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Our friends over at the Registan are running a guest post from an American Peace Corps Volunteer (PCV) regarding the sudden departure of the Peace Corps from Kazakhstan. I must say, this is really news …

Kazakh police officer has Kazakh Journalist silenced
Written by on Tuesday, 15 November 2011
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Kazakh police officer has Kazakh Journalist silenced

All the news that’s fit to print? Guljan.org journalist Valery Surganov has been fined 100,000 Tenge ($675) for libel against financial police deputy chief of Pavlodar oblast Sanzhar Aliyev, after penning an article that alluded to sexual promiscuity and even violence on the part of the latter. neweurasia’s Tomyris sides with Surganov and gives an international perspective.

KFC: Kentucky Fried Chicken? You betcha! Kokand Fried Chicken!
Written by on Tuesday, 15 November 2011
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Alright, this is getting really funny — the more people express their opinion on Starbucks and KFC potentially coming to Uzbekistan the more we receive shots from neweurasia‘s friends. One of them, KFC Kokand style, …

Starbucks is ‘really’ coming. So is KFC!?
Written by on Monday, 14 November 2011
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Starbucks is ‘really’ coming. So is KFC!?

Since the day we have covered the “Starbucks-coming-soon-to-Uzbekistan?” issue, there has been a great interest by my friends wondering if that’s for real and when it would be opened. There was some coverage by other …