Field Reports
ARMENIAN PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE RELEASES FINAL ASSESSMENT OF 2008 CLASHES
By Vahagn Muradyan (10/1/2009 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The final report of the ad hoc committee investigating the March 2008 clashes between police and protesters after the last presidential election in Armenia was presented by committee chair Samvel Nikoyan during parliamentary debates on September16 and 17. The report draws on the Ombudsman’s assessments of the general politico-economic climate at the time, mentioning poverty, social inequality, lack of trust in law-enforcement bodies and marginalization of large segments of the population as the root causes of the clashes leaving eight civilians and two riot police dead.
TURKMENISTAN RESTRICTS STUDENT MOBILITY
By Chemen Durdiyeva (10/1/2009 issue of the CACI Analyst)
This summer’s new regulations on studying at foreign universities abroad have caused widespread confusion and resentment among the students in Turkmenistan and also raised questions about President Berdimuhammedov’s so called “reformist” image.
COTTON HARVEST AND CHILD LABOR IN UZBEKISTAN
By Erkin Akhmadov (10/1/2009 issue of the CACI Analyst)
September marks the beginning of the cotton-picking season in Uzbekistan. Cotton is often called the “white gold of Uzbekistan”, and Uzbek authorities and farmers alike seek maximum yield from the fields.
NEW STUDY PROVIDES EVIDENCE OF RUSSIAN PLANNING OF WARTIME CYBER-ATTACK ON GEORGIA
By Niklas Nilsson (9/17/2009 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Simultaneously with the Russian invasion of Georgia on August 7, 2008, a large-scale cyber attack was launched on the country’s IT infrastructure – shutting down or disturbing most crucial government websites, along with those of major banks, business organizations, educational institutions, and media sites. The attack successfully disrupted the informational capabilities of the Georgian government and prevented it from channelling its version of events domestically, as well as internationally.
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