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I had the pleasure of attending a dinner tonight at the Afghan Embassy here in Washington DC. Ambassador Jawad and his wife were quite gracious hosts, and I had the distinct pleasure of conversing with S. Frederick Starr—yes, that S. Frederick Starr, who turned out to have a terrific sense of humor. While we were […]

Say what you will about Murray, the man has a right to speak. Unless, that is, you’re Alisher Usmanov. I have nothing to add to this issue Nathan hasn’t already said, but I did think it useful to note the IHT has jumped on board, siding implicitly with Murray—as anyone concerned about the freedom to […]

There he is, Alisher Burkhanovich Usmanov, one of the world’s richest people, worth an estimated $5.5 billion. He made his money in metals, but he’s branched out in recent years, taking over Kommersant, and making a bid to gain a blocking stake in Arsenal. A very powerful man, Usmanov’s name has periodically come up as […]

The Times (UK) reports that Uzbek millionaire Alisher Usmanov’s solicitors, Schillings, have forced Craig Murray’s webhost, Fasthosts Internet, to shut down the former British ambassador’s website in a libel dispute–a move that blacked-out the website of Conservative MP (and candidate for London Mayor) Boris Johnson:
Mr Johnson was furious: “This is London not Uzbekistan. It is […]

Well, an event and a bit more.
Uzbekistan’s Ambassador to the United States, Abdulaziz Komilov, will be speaking here in Seattle tomorrow night at the University of Washington. His speech is titled, “Uzbek-American Relations in the Context of Uzbekistan’s Regional Policy.” I am sure that I will be briefly speaking him and his wife (Gulnora Sharofovna […]

A couple weeks ago, I posted my first impressions of Central Asian Voices, the new site from Martha Brill Olcott. James of neweurasia interviewed Dr. Olcott about the new project. I encourage those interested in CAV to check out the interview. I must admit that after reading the interview, I am much more interested in […]

Well, that at least is one of the results of changes to Uzbekistan’s media law. The law now defines websites as mass media, requiring registration with the state and provision of all content and the names of those involved in creating content for sites.
According to IWPR, since the law went into effect on January 15, […]

Are readers who happen to be in Uzbekistan able to access neweurasia?

neweurasia has a new Mongolia blog that’s cranking out posts. The author, Luke Distelhorst is a student at Western Washington University currently on leave and in Mongolia.

Amira at The Golden Road to Samarqand has been talking to Kyrgyz law students pretty regularly and posting about the discussions. It’s great to hear that she’s launched a blog for students from four universities in Bishkek and Karakol.
I couldn’t help but agree with the following part of the first post.
Our president (Kurmanbek […]