Natalie H.
@nhall.bsky.social
Central Asianist. Tea lover. Views my own.
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Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has signed a new mass media law that, among other provisions, subjects all publications, including online outlets, to mandatory registration, and limits foreign ownership of media outlets.
Kyrgyz President Signs New Media Law, Making Registration Mandatory
In the three years it has taken for the Japarov government to see through its desired new media law, the country’s reputation as an “island of democracy” has been considerably diminished.
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August 8, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has signed a new mass media law that, among other provisions, subjects all publications, including online outlets, to mandatory registration, and limits foreign ownership of media outlets.
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What does it mean to be Kazakhstani? Scholar Diana T. Kudaibergen explores this question in the context of Kazakhstan’s more than three decades of independence.
What Does It Mean to Be Kazakhstani?
An interview with Diana T. Kudaibergen on power, identity, and nation-building in Kazakhstan.
buff.ly
July 6, 2025 at 9:36 AM
What does it mean to be Kazakhstani? Scholar Diana T. Kudaibergen explores this question in the context of Kazakhstan’s more than three decades of independence.
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In the new #ZOiS_Spotlight #mustread on centre-regional dynamics in #Russia by the No.1 expert/academic on this issue - the war as a tool in the careers of regional governors who are preparing for non-democratic post-Putin era ⬇️
In #Russia, governors from the regions are using the war against Ukraine as an opportunity to move up to Moscow and compete with Putin's old guard.
Who are they? And what does their rise mean for Russia's authoritarian regime? A #ZOiS_Spotlight by political scientist Irina Busygina.
Who are they? And what does their rise mean for Russia's authoritarian regime? A #ZOiS_Spotlight by political scientist Irina Busygina.
Climbing to the Top: New Elites in Moscow From Russia’s Regions
Russia’s war against Ukraine has created challenges for the Russian leadership and a window of opportunity for new political elites. Young politicians from Russia’s regions are taking up federal positions in Moscow and have the prospect of becoming serious competitors to Putin’s Old Guard.
www.zois-berlin.de
June 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
In the new #ZOiS_Spotlight #mustread on centre-regional dynamics in #Russia by the No.1 expert/academic on this issue - the war as a tool in the careers of regional governors who are preparing for non-democratic post-Putin era ⬇️
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The #crackdown on #journalists in #Kyrgyzstan continues. Eight media workers have been detained, their homes raided, equipment seized — and access to lawyers was denied until forced confessions were obtained
More in the latest for @reuters.com
www.reuters.com/business/med...
More in the latest for @reuters.com
www.reuters.com/business/med...
Kyrgyzstan detains eight media workers in widening crackdown
National security authorities in Kyrgyzstan have detained eight current and former employees of independent media outlet Kloop, their lawyers said, accusing them of inciting unrest amid a growing crackdown on media in the Central Asian country.
www.reuters.com
May 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The #crackdown on #journalists in #Kyrgyzstan continues. Eight media workers have been detained, their homes raided, equipment seized — and access to lawyers was denied until forced confessions were obtained
More in the latest for @reuters.com
www.reuters.com/business/med...
More in the latest for @reuters.com
www.reuters.com/business/med...
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didn't realise this short documentary about Central Asia featuring yours truly (and shot in my new UCL office) is already out!
Also in a great company with Alexander Morrisson, Madeleine Reeves, and Paul Wordsworth!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfXc...
Also in a great company with Alexander Morrisson, Madeleine Reeves, and Paul Wordsworth!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfXc...
Silk Road: The history behind key global trade region & China's renewed interest - BBC World Service
YouTube video by BBC World Service
www.youtube.com
April 18, 2025 at 12:14 PM
didn't realise this short documentary about Central Asia featuring yours truly (and shot in my new UCL office) is already out!
Also in a great company with Alexander Morrisson, Madeleine Reeves, and Paul Wordsworth!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfXc...
Also in a great company with Alexander Morrisson, Madeleine Reeves, and Paul Wordsworth!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfXc...
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"On a desolate former nuclear test site, three generations confront the haunting legacy of the past as they fight for survival and hope in a world on the brink of destruction."
"We Live Here" by 🇰🇿 director Zhanana Kurmasheva is part of the CPH:DOX festival!
cphdox.dk/film/we-live...
"We Live Here" by 🇰🇿 director Zhanana Kurmasheva is part of the CPH:DOX festival!
cphdox.dk/film/we-live...
We Live Here - CPH:DOX
On a desolate former nuclear test site, three generations confront the haunting legacy of the past as they fight for survival and hope in a world on the brink of destruction.
cphdox.dk
March 31, 2025 at 3:11 PM
"On a desolate former nuclear test site, three generations confront the haunting legacy of the past as they fight for survival and hope in a world on the brink of destruction."
"We Live Here" by 🇰🇿 director Zhanana Kurmasheva is part of the CPH:DOX festival!
cphdox.dk/film/we-live...
"We Live Here" by 🇰🇿 director Zhanana Kurmasheva is part of the CPH:DOX festival!
cphdox.dk/film/we-live...
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Breaking News: Thailand deported dozens of Uyghurs back to China, activists said. They were part of a wave of asylum seekers who had fled persecution in 2014.
Thailand Deports Dozens of Uyghurs to China, Activists Say
Rights groups criticized the Thai government for sending the Uyghurs, a persecuted Muslim minority, back to China where they face the risk of torture and imprisonment.
www.nytimes.com
February 27, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Breaking News: Thailand deported dozens of Uyghurs back to China, activists said. They were part of a wave of asylum seekers who had fled persecution in 2014.
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My friend #AssemZhapisheva is arrested and will spend 15 days in prison for using her Constitutional right to a peaceful protest.
She was arrested today in the centre of Almaty with a poster "Satire is not a crime" while rallying in support of imprisoned Temirlan Yensebek.
She was arrested today in the centre of Almaty with a poster "Satire is not a crime" while rallying in support of imprisoned Temirlan Yensebek.
January 20, 2025 at 1:21 PM
My friend #AssemZhapisheva is arrested and will spend 15 days in prison for using her Constitutional right to a peaceful protest.
She was arrested today in the centre of Almaty with a poster "Satire is not a crime" while rallying in support of imprisoned Temirlan Yensebek.
She was arrested today in the centre of Almaty with a poster "Satire is not a crime" while rallying in support of imprisoned Temirlan Yensebek.
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Received in the mail and can’t wait to read. Barbara Junisbai has some of the deepest expertise in Central Asian politics 📚
January 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Received in the mail and can’t wait to read. Barbara Junisbai has some of the deepest expertise in Central Asian politics 📚
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Deeply concerning situation. Under no circumstances should they be returned to China
A group of Uyghur men who were detained in Thailand over a decade ago say that the Thai government is preparing to deport them to #China, alarming activists and family members who say the men are at risk of abuse and torture if they are sent back.
apnews.com/article/uygh...
apnews.com/article/uygh...
Uyghurs detained in Thailand say they face deportation and persecution in China
A group of Uyghurs who were detained in Thailand over a decade ago say that the Thai government is preparing to deport them to China, alarming activists who say the men are at risk of abuse and tortur...
apnews.com
January 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Deeply concerning situation. Under no circumstances should they be returned to China
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Russia said Wednesday it expelled more than 80,000 migrants in 2024, nearly twice as many as in 2023.
Russia Doubles Migrant Expulsions in 2024 - The Moscow Times
Russia said Wednesday it expelled more than 80,000 migrants in 2024, nearly twice as many as in 2023, as the country toughens its stance on migration after last year's Crocus City Hall terror attack.
www.themoscowtimes.com
January 8, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Russia said Wednesday it expelled more than 80,000 migrants in 2024, nearly twice as many as in 2023.
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Read @ccaryl.bsky.social on how the rise of the Georgian Dream party has contributed to Georgia’s authoritarian turn—and what Moscow stands to gain if Tbilisi pivots decisively away from the West:
Georgia’s Authoritarian Drift
The West should not let Tbilisi slip back into Russia’s orbit.
www.foreignaffairs.com
December 26, 2024 at 9:52 PM
Read @ccaryl.bsky.social on how the rise of the Georgian Dream party has contributed to Georgia’s authoritarian turn—and what Moscow stands to gain if Tbilisi pivots decisively away from the West:
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China has paralyzed the UN systems intended to protect asylum seekers—leading to the deportation from Cambodia back to China of a 23 year old Uyghur asylum seeker.
ASPI's China team assisted with this Washington Post investigation. Read it here:
www.washingtonpost.com/world/intera...
ASPI's China team assisted with this Washington Post investigation. Read it here:
www.washingtonpost.com/world/intera...
He thought he had escaped Beijing’s clutches only to vanish back into China
The secret repatriation of a Uyghur man shows China’s long reach, especially against Uyghur Muslims, whom the U.S. says are targets of an ongoing genocide.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 14, 2024 at 4:34 AM
China has paralyzed the UN systems intended to protect asylum seekers—leading to the deportation from Cambodia back to China of a 23 year old Uyghur asylum seeker.
ASPI's China team assisted with this Washington Post investigation. Read it here:
www.washingtonpost.com/world/intera...
ASPI's China team assisted with this Washington Post investigation. Read it here:
www.washingtonpost.com/world/intera...
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Seeing China's Belt & Road (Oxford Univ. Press) will be available on January 2.
With a crack team of scholars, Rachel Silvey & I seek to learn, ground-up, from countries around the globe what the BRI's downstream impact is shaping up to be.
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
@oxunipress.bsky.social
With a crack team of scholars, Rachel Silvey & I seek to learn, ground-up, from countries around the globe what the BRI's downstream impact is shaping up to be.
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
@oxunipress.bsky.social
December 11, 2024 at 10:15 AM
Seeing China's Belt & Road (Oxford Univ. Press) will be available on January 2.
With a crack team of scholars, Rachel Silvey & I seek to learn, ground-up, from countries around the globe what the BRI's downstream impact is shaping up to be.
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
@oxunipress.bsky.social
With a crack team of scholars, Rachel Silvey & I seek to learn, ground-up, from countries around the globe what the BRI's downstream impact is shaping up to be.
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
@oxunipress.bsky.social
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@Jardine_bradley and I have a chapter in this new volume on BRI: "Securing the Belt and Road and Establishing Hierarchy in Central Asia." It's an important volume. Check it out: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
December 11, 2024 at 2:40 PM
@Jardine_bradley and I have a chapter in this new volume on BRI: "Securing the Belt and Road and Establishing Hierarchy in Central Asia." It's an important volume. Check it out: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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‘Nelegal-2023’ is a large anti-migrant campaign carried out by Russian law enforcement in two stages in June and October. Bellingcat has analysed dozens of videos, finding 14 which show law enforcement committing violence against migrants between May and November. www.bellingcat.com/news/2023/12...
Far-Right, Xenophobic Movements Incite Anti-Migrant Raids in Russia - bellingcat
In their latest crackdown on labour migrants, xenophobic Telegram channels offer Russian police a helping hand.
www.bellingcat.com
December 15, 2023 at 4:06 PM
‘Nelegal-2023’ is a large anti-migrant campaign carried out by Russian law enforcement in two stages in June and October. Bellingcat has analysed dozens of videos, finding 14 which show law enforcement committing violence against migrants between May and November. www.bellingcat.com/news/2023/12...
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For The Naked Pravda’s latest episode, I spoke to journalist Sher Khashimov and researcher Temur Umarov about Russia’s covert efforts to conscript newly naturalized citizens and migrant workers from Central Asia. meduza.io/en/episodes/... @meduza-eng.bsky.social
How Russia pressures Central Asian migrants into military service — Meduza
In August, a wave of police raids sent a chill through Russia’s migrant communities. By all appearances, the authorities were trying to track down draft-age men from Central Asia who had recently ac...
meduza.io
October 13, 2023 at 5:46 PM
For The Naked Pravda’s latest episode, I spoke to journalist Sher Khashimov and researcher Temur Umarov about Russia’s covert efforts to conscript newly naturalized citizens and migrant workers from Central Asia. meduza.io/en/episodes/... @meduza-eng.bsky.social