Stories about Central Asia & Caucasus from November, 2016
Tajikistan's Qurutob: ‘Food for the Poor'?
"The rise of qurutobkhonas means the domination of rural culture over urban culture, and is therefore a sign of downfall."
Internet Freedom Declines in Russia and Ukraine, Improves in Belarus
Russia, Belarus and the Central Asian states were all rated "not free" in Freedom House's 2016 "Freedom on the Web" report.
In Afghanistan, Women's Rights Still Struggle to Take Root
"Being delivered into this world by someone brain-defected, the deputy to the Kabul clerical council must himself be without a brain."
In the Hands of the Azerbaijan Government, Beloved Novel Becomes Nation-Branding Infomercial
"Leyla Aliyeva, daughter of President Ilham Aliyev, was the executive producer of the film, which cost a reported $20 million to make."
Kyrgyzstan's President and the Little Personality Cult that Couldn't
"Atambayev, father of the nation? No, he's some kind of surrogate."
Has Uzbekistan's ‘Princess’ Gulnara Karimova Really Been Murdered by the Government?
This is Uzbekistan, so never expect the truth.
Seeing Central Asia in Bolivia's Migration Experience
"Migration triggers a variety of reactions in both the person that emigrates and in his or her family members."
How is Online Radio Helping to Empower Visually Impaired People in Armenia?
"There are about 25,000 visually impaired people in Armenia, of whom 6,000 are blind. Only 5% of these people are employed."
The World According to Russian Stereotypes
RuNet Echo explores popular stereotypes about foreigners gleaned from autocomplete suggestions generated by the website Yandex, Russia’s most popular Internet search engine.
UN Chiefs Chat Trump, Climate Change, Migration, and Water with Global Voices
Work tackling some of the world's most pressing issues should continue, regardless of the new US president-elect's positions on them.
Viewed from Central Asia, US Democracy Is Looking More and More Like the Region's Own Version
Clinton the Second or Trump the Great? The choices look pretty familiar to observers from one of the world's most authoritarian regions.
Big Fat Tajik Wedding Hides Nest of Central Asian Intrigue
A lavish wedding in Moscow has drawn gasps of envious amazement even from Russians inured to garish displays of wealth.
Halloween: Ghoulish Fun or Grand Western Conspiracy?
Devil face-masks are no damned joke in certain corners of the former Soviet Union.
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