The following is an announcement that I thought readers might be interested in. –Nathan
Calling all ‘Central Asians’ – a new great source for anybody trying to UNDERSTAND what is going on!
www.freedolina.net is a unique media training and development project in Central Asia supported by the Danish NGO international Media Support (IMS).
The web site is updated on an hourly basis with news from Central Asia as well as longer, analytical articles, and – as a first in the region – radio documentaries (10-30 minutes) on ‘hot topics’ such as corruption, border, military and gender issues, international affairs.
Right now we are running a number of features on Kyrgyzstan and the prospect of yet a ‘revolution’ there. We also have correspondents inside Uzbekistan.
All materials are produced by a group of young, independent critical journalist from Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan. Materials are in Russian, Uzbek, Kyrgyz.
The standard is getting really high, please have a look for yourself. Still more young people are getting involved – please get in touch if you want to contribute – www.freedolina.net
This site is a must for anyone who wants to keep up with developments in Central Asia !
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Nathan Hamm – author of 2040 posts on Registan.net.
Nathan founded Registan.net in 2003. He was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Uzbekistan 2000-2001 and received his MA in Central Asian Studies from the University of Washington in 2007. Since 2007, he has worked full-time as an analyst, consulting with clients on Central Asian affairs, specializing in how socio-cultural factors shape risks and opportunities. Follow him on Twitter or drop him a line.