"Hope for justice never dies...has a better chance now than ever." says former political prisoner Azam Farmanov who also monitors with @ILO for forced labour in cotton harvest. Watch interesting historic interview by @Navbahor here: http://youtu.be/IWf8UJpf7j0
TFW I can *totally* see myself saying "shut up and take my $95", and checking the mailbox every day to see if my order arrived. I mean... a 5.25" DOUBLE SIDED DOUBLE DENSITY floppy with WDI data in a Lotus 1-2-3 WKS file. I'm tempted to send it in now and see what happens! 😍
The closing of Ilkhom would indeed be a tremendous blow. The theatre is the beating heart of contemporary arts culture in 🇺🇿. The fact that it survived and flourished through difficult times since 1976 is testament to its cherished place in the city’s cultural fabric. https://twitter.com/nikmccaren/status/1226833484032991232
Dear friends! A huge tragedy is going to happen in #Tashkent. Worldwide known Ilkhom Theater could be closed soon. A new owner of the building sent us a notice to shut down the theater. We need your help!
An official statement of the theater in English: https://telegra.ph/The-Ilkhom-Theatre-of-Mark-Weil-is-Facing-the-Threat-of-Being-Shut-Down-02-10
Dear friends! A huge tragedy is going to happen in #Tashkent. Worldwide known Ilkhom Theater could be closed soon. A new owner of the building sent us a notice to shut down the theater. We need your help!
An official statement of the theater in English: https://telegra.ph/The-Ilkhom-Theatre-of-Mark-Weil-is-Facing-the-Threat-of-Being-Shut-Down-02-10
Me to mechanic: so what would it take to make an Uzbek comfy in my car? Next day: keyless entry, remote ignition, all-of-mahalla audio, dashcam mirror (99% cam/1% mirror), pitch-black tinting. I fought hard for the roof rack: apparently a real #Uzbekistanlik only needs rope+plov
One of the important #diplomatic #skills is the ability to present an official position in an #informal way. In particular, in simple and understandable language, without formal phrases and cliches. #DiplomaticSkills
Happy 579th Birthday to the great #Uzbek poet Alisher Navoi. I did my best to do justice to this sad but beautiful ghazal
It's only Feb, and @govuz is already actively plotting the end of propiska & state agri order. Still early days, but that these scourges are even being talked about, let alone the repeated and media-viral reinforcements by many cabinet officials, is inc👏red👏ible👏#reformfever
Happy Waitangi Day everyone 🇳🇿 🥝 🥂. Here’s a cult classic for all you non-Kiwis:
Big news today: 2019 @ILO Third-Party Monitoring results announced. Monitoring conducted by local human rights activists. 40% less involuntary pickers. 259 officials punished. No systematic/systemic forced labour. Criminalization. Quota system will be abolished in 2020
We are recording new episode. Our guests:
🇺🇸 H.E @dnrosenblum, Ambassador of the United States to Uzbekistan
🇩🇪 H.E. Gunter Overfeld, Ambassador of Germany to Uzbekistan
🇬🇧 H.E. @TimTorlotFCO, Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Uzbekistan
Moderator: @nikmccaren
Are hoping to attend the @CESS_news regional conference this summer in Tashkent? @jazzdallagnola and I are organizing a panel on the social media and mobilization in Central Asia and we'd love for you to join us! Submission info below:
It was more a bear hug than a friendly pat from the lovely old curator at the pumpkin museum... I just couldn’t stop buying no matter how hard I tried. Anor ladies, non men, shashlik bobo... Baxtiyor Aka’s house museum is a #Tashkent *must* visit! https://yandex.com/maps/?ol=geo&text=Sultoniya%20street%2C%2062&sll=69.375578%2C41.348535&sspn=0.006187%2C0.008210
Inspiring meeting w/ Tadbirkor Ayol, Women’s Biz Assoc, Samarkand branch. Helps women start own small businesses, obtain credit, learn to do market analysis. They are proving every day that women entrepreneurs are the key to generating jobs the UZB economy badly needs.
Saturday: “*&@(#$#$ Uzbekistan Airways epitomizes the inefficient and behind the curve SOE”
Sunday: 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾
Well played #Uzairways... well played.
A piece of the new safety video of #Uzbekistan Airways. Soon on board, check it now in Twitter 😎
A piece of the new safety video of #Uzbekistan Airways. Soon on board, check it now in Twitter 😎
@KuchkarovJA and @WorldBankECA VP Cyril Muller signed a $100 mln @WBG_IDA financing agreement for the Prosperous Villages Project. Cofinanced by @GovUZ and @AIIB_Official, this project will utilize the community-driven development principle (https://bit.ly/2uYFhG5).
.@WorldBankECA Vice President Cyril Muller met today with Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. They discussed ways to reduce poverty, create more jobs and make the economy more vibrant. #EndPoverty #OpportunitiesforPeople
They aren't just in India, but interestingly they are all in one state of India: Kerala. While not in the same region, the three from China are all relatively close to each other (but far enough to be very separate urban areas). Fascinating chart.
Three of the world's ten fastest-growing urban areas are in India, with another three in China https://econ.st/2QVVhBf
Always, busy but always fun! @WorldBankECA VP Cyril Mueller stops by to help us strenghten our engagement with @GOVuz, and reiterate our commitment to #reformfever.
Together with Cyril Muller, VP for Europe & Central Asia visiting #Uzbekistan. We had meetings with government counterparts and members of parliament and discussed development priorities and coooperation going forward.