Subject: New at TOL
From: Transitions Online (lars@tol.cz)
Date: Tue Jun 13 2000 - 07:28:39 EDT
[NOTE from the moderator: I am forwarding a much-abbreviated version of the
latest Transitions Online update. Anyone wishing regular announcements may
contact lars@tol.cz --though in general coverage of Central Asia, and
Ferghana Valley issues is rare. Note also that accessing the TOL website in
general costs money, though the note below mentions how you can get at least
temporary access for free if you are from a "post-communist country".
--John Schoeberlein]
Transitions Online (TOL) (http://www.tol.cz) is the leading Internet
magazine covering Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans, and the former
Soviet Union. If you aren't already a member, fill out our registration
form at <http://www.tol.cz/trialsubscr.html> to receive your free two-month
trial membership. If you'd like to become a TOL member right away, go to
<http://www.tol.cz/member.html>. And if you're a citizen of a
post-communist country, FREE annual memberships are still available at
<http://www.tol.cz/trialsubscr2.html>.
[...]
Kyrgyzstan 1999: Democracy Trapped
by Rafis Abazov
http://www.tol.cz/countries/kyrar99.html
Though Kyrgyzstan had great expectations for high achievements in 1999, the
year turned out to be a bitter disappointment. The effects of the Russian
financial crisis, a rebel incursion, and continuing border disputes with
its neighbors prevented the country from focusing on much-needed economic
and political reforms.
WEEK IN REVIEW
compiled by our correspondents throughout the region
http://www.tol.cz/week.html
Chornobyl may finally retire ... Belarusian opposition leader bugged ...
Moldovans can go back to school in Romania ... Shots fired at Macedonian
leader of ethnic Albanians ... Five executed for murder in Tajikistan ...
Attila the Hun's palace to be rebuilt in Hungary ... Lithuanian gay group
protests intolerance ... Clean bill of health for Bulgarian beaches ...
Caspian Oil-Gas conference opens in Azerbaijan ... Uzbekistan offers cash
awards for Olympic medal winners ... Chechen rebels attack 20 times in 24
hours ... Ukraine abolishes death penalty
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NOW AVAILABLE: FREE TOL GIFT SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR CITIZENS OF POST-COMMUNIST
COUNTRIES
You can send a TOL Gift Subscription by sending us the names and e-mails of
your friends or colleagues from post-communist societies that you think
would be interested in TOL. They will then receive an e-mail with their own
password and your wishes for them to enjoy all that TOL has to offer.
If you are a student, citizen, or work for an NGO in Central and Eastern
Europe, you can still get a free 12-month subscription simply by completing
the short form located at <http://www.tol.cz/trialsubscr2.html>. You will
automatically be assigned a password, allowing you full access to TOL's
original articles and extensive collection of online resources on Central
and Eastern Europe, the Balkans, and the former Soviet Union. Or if you
wish, just reply to this e-mail with your name, e-mail, city, and country,
and we will register you and send you your password.
[...]
A Czech nonprofit dedicated to promoting independent journalism, TOL is
based in Prague and uses a network of local correspondents to provide
unique, cross-regional analysis. We encourage you to visit our site and
become part of a dynamic new media project dedicated to building
independent journalism in Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans, and the
former Soviet Union.
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