While the current focus of media sources is on the failed attempt at a democratic election in Uzbekistan, I am troubled by something else. In short-term, Karimov will cease his leadership through resignation or death. I don’t think too many people will disagree that it’s likely to happen in the next 6-10 years. However, […]
This post is part of the crossblog survey “2007 in retrospect”. You can also vote on the most important event of 2007 in our online poll.
In 2007, the English blog of Uzbekistan in Neweurasia has covered a wide range of topics on the events that significantly affected the life in Uzbekistan. The […]
Most of you, especially those who like American football, know that Superbowl, which is held once every year in US, is one of the most prestigious football matches. Every year, thousands of football fans go to Superbowl to support their teams. However, there are a lot of people who go to Superbowl with some […]
Information Agency Fergana.Ru is known for its timely and objectively given information about Central Asian countries. Its council of experts includes famous historians, journalists and political analysts from different countries of CIS. The information that Fergana.ru gives is very often used as a credible source in many academic writings. Therefore, it has a big […]
Over the next month, TOL and neweurasia are accepting submissions for the Best Central Asia Blog Awards. There are several prizes to be won, and the overall winner will get to go to the next Global Voices conference in 2008.
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On Sunday, December 9, 2007, a small boat that carried 7 people, a captain and six Uzbek refugees, sank into the sea on its way to Cyprus in the Mediterranean province of Antalya’s Gazipasa town, Turkey, says Turkish Daily News. The captain of the boat and three Uzbeks had been rescued by local fishermen. […]
On Tuesday, December 4, 2007, it will be 40 days since the death of a journalist Alisher Saipov, a prominent journalist, who was shot dead on October 24, 2007, in southern city of Kyrgyzstan for his journalistic activity. Alisher Saipov was a citizen of Kyrgyzstan. However, in his analytical articles and reports, he mainly […]
“Apologies to all of our recently acquired Uzbek friends, but rip-offs in Uzbekistan - particularly along the touristy parts of the Silk Road - seem endemic.”- says one of the tourists, who recently paid a visit to the historic sites of Uzbekistan.
Today, being a tourist in Uzbekistan is really difficult. People, for who the […]
Living in Uzbekistan and being a journalist is really difficult, especially nowadays, as with upcoming presidential elections the Uzbek government is doing its best to put tighter control on all kinds of media (printed, broadcasted and online) in the country. Journalists from Uzbekistan say that today media in Uzbekistan is suffering its worst days. […]
