Film | Bukhara: People Live Here
Proud Bukharans want to cherish their history, but not at the expense of foregoing the future.
Uzbekistan's Silkworm harvest
The silk economy buttresses the pensions of many housewives in rural Uzbekistan. Take a look:
Scenes from Kazakhstan's Presidential Elections
DEVELOPING: Kazakhstan’s presidential election was never going to be a masterclass in democracy. But the heavy-handed, mass detention of peaceful demonstrators, including several journalists, has further tainted what was already a much-criticized process.
Read more: https://eurasianet.org/kazakhstan-voting-day-marred-by-mass-detentions
Video by Joanna Lillis
NOW: Join Eurasianet for a live discussion on Uzbekistan’s reforms, hosted by Peter Leonard, our Central Asia editor. We are taking questions here on Facebook. Our panelists are:
Nargis Kassenova (Harvard University)
Jennifer Murtazashvili (University of Pittsburgh)
Lawrence Markowitz (Rowan University)
Rave on the Aral Sea
A weekend rave in Uzbekistan’s desert made for a curious clash of worlds. But as the partying carried on into the night, the locals' wariness faded and they joined in the fun. Watch our video:
RA-SI-YA! How Kyrgyzstan supported Russia in the World Cup
On July 7, Russia faced Croatia in the soccer World Cup quarterfinals. One supporter in Kyrgyzstan told us that his grandfather fought in the war for one single nation – the Soviet Union – and that is why he was backing Russia. Watch the story:
Russian-speaking LGBT community paints a rainbow in New York
"Brighton Beach is the epicenter of everything you would like to forget about your Soviet past." How Russian-speaking LGBT asylum seekers move to Brooklyn and discover a hostility they thought they’d left behind:
3 Questions: The Economics of the Internet
After winning reelection in March, Vladimir Putin told Russian citizens that change was in order. “We will be creating new jobs and increasing the effectiveness of our economy,” he said, adding that “all of this should be based on a powerful technological breakthrough, which is yet to be made.”
Shortly after the Russian president made these comments, Roskomnadzor blacklisted over 18 million IP addresses in an attempt to shut down Telegram. 10 million are still blocked. What effect does this have on Russia? We asked investigative journalist Irina Borogan to explain:
3 Questions: Telegram and the Runet
Around 10 million IP addresses remained blocked in Russia's attempt to stop people from using the messaging service Telegram. What will be the consequences for Russia? We spoke to Andrei Soldatov, Russian security services expert and co-author ofThe Red Web:
Protests begin anew in Armenia
Negotiations over a transfer of power between the Armenian government and opposition broke down April 24, renewing the political crisis in the country and again sending tens of thousands of protesters out on to the streets.
Read more: bit.ly/2KehDIA
Armenia Protests
In Armenia, authorities cracked down on anti-government protests. But yesterday's rally at Republic Square drew around 115,000 people — the largest to date — according to local reports. And on April 23, leader Serzh Sargsyan announced his resignation amid these peaceful mass protests.
Here's our latest report: https://bit.ly/2HTO12F
