Comments on: Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan Remain Worst of the Worst http://www.neweurasia.net/uzbekistan/uzbekistan-and-turkmenistan-remain-worst-of-the-worst/ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:00:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Musafirbek http://www.neweurasia.net/uzbekistan/uzbekistan-and-turkmenistan-remain-worst-of-the-worst/comment-page-1/#comment-10696 Musafirbek Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:45:10 +0000 http://www.neweurasia.net/?p=4843#comment-10696 Mike, you are right that mentioned freedom are more readily available in Uzbekistan than in Turkmenistan. But why we should compare our country with another dictatorship one? Why we can't go for competition with democracies and stable economies? The answer is: we don't want to do it and enjoy comparisons like this - we enjoy retelling everybody that we are better than Turkmenistan and, let's say, Somalia or Sudan. Can't say the same about at least Kazakhstan or Kyrgyzstan though. Mike,

you are right that mentioned freedom are more readily available in Uzbekistan than in Turkmenistan. But why we should compare our country with another dictatorship one? Why we can’t go for competition with democracies and stable economies? The answer is: we don’t want to do it and enjoy comparisons like this - we enjoy retelling everybody that we are better than Turkmenistan and, let’s say, Somalia or Sudan. Can’t say the same about at least Kazakhstan or Kyrgyzstan though.

]]> By: Mike http://www.neweurasia.net/uzbekistan/uzbekistan-and-turkmenistan-remain-worst-of-the-worst/comment-page-1/#comment-10608 Mike Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:49:47 +0000 http://www.neweurasia.net/?p=4843#comment-10608 I am currently in Turkmenistan and have been to Uzbekistan. Both countries to lack civil liberties and freedoms, but Turkmenistan is definitely behind the rest of Central Asia from what I have seen here. Internet access is almost impossible to find and is illegal for foreigners to use outside of internet cafes. You are required to show your passport to get access, as in China, and it several sites are blocked. These freedoms were more readily available in Uzbekistan. For more of our Central Asia experiences, please go to <a href="http://www.abandonthecube.com/blog" rel="nofollow">Abandon the Cube</a>. I am currently in Turkmenistan and have been to Uzbekistan. Both countries to lack civil liberties and freedoms, but Turkmenistan is definitely behind the rest of Central Asia from what I have seen here. Internet access is almost impossible to find and is illegal for foreigners to use outside of internet cafes. You are required to show your passport to get access, as in China, and it several sites are blocked. These freedoms were more readily available in Uzbekistan.

For more of our Central Asia experiences, please go to Abandon the Cube.

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