Online Courses from Engender Health. I went about halfway through the module on sexuality, and it impressed me as a useful resource, although somewhat basic.
Month: June 2003
Online Courses from Engender Health. I went about halfway through the module on sexuality, and it impressed me as a useful resource, although somewhat basic.
Online Courses from Engender Health. I went about halfway through the module on sexuality, and it impressed me as a useful resource, although somewhat basic.
From a US State Department briefing a few days ago:
QUESTION: In Tajikistan there was a referendum over the weekend, extraordinarily high turnout figures and the — also, it was approved by a high rate that would seem to allow the president to remain in office for a couple more terms.
MR. REEKER: Yes. The United States is concerned by the apparent outcome of this constitutional referendum on the weekend in Tajikistan. Under that referendum, the President, Emomali Rahmonov, would, in theory, be allowed to run for president again in 2006 and serve two more seven-year terms until 2020.
We have repeatedly stated, and certainly our Embassy has been clear on this in Tajikistan, that a constitutional referendum in that country should meet international standards for transparency. And, unfortunately, this exercise that was held over the weekend did not meet those standards and we are urging the Tajik Government to test its leadership and its policies through regularly scheduled, free and fair elections. So that is a situation we will continue to watch, but this exercise, this referendum over the weekend, did cause us concern.
From a US State Department briefing a few days ago:
QUESTION: In Tajikistan there was a referendum over the weekend, extraordinarily high turnout figures and the — also, it was approved by a high rate that would seem to allow the president to remain in office for a couple more terms.
MR. REEKER: Yes. The United States is concerned by the apparent outcome of this constitutional referendum on the weekend in Tajikistan. Under that referendum, the President, Emomali Rahmonov, would, in theory, be allowed to run for president again in 2006 and serve two more seven-year terms until 2020.
We have repeatedly stated, and certainly our Embassy has been clear on this in Tajikistan, that a constitutional referendum in that country should meet international standards for transparency. And, unfortunately, this exercise that was held over the weekend did not meet those standards and we are urging the Tajik Government to test its leadership and its policies through regularly scheduled, free and fair elections. So that is a situation we will continue to watch, but this exercise, this referendum over the weekend, did cause us concern.
From a US State Department briefing a few days ago:
QUESTION: In Tajikistan there was a referendum over the weekend, extraordinarily high turnout figures and the — also, it was approved by a high rate that would seem to allow the president to remain in office for a couple more terms.
MR. REEKER: Yes. The United States is concerned by the apparent outcome of this constitutional referendum on the weekend in Tajikistan. Under that referendum, the President, Emomali Rahmonov, would, in theory, be allowed to run for president again in 2006 and serve two more seven-year terms until 2020.
We have repeatedly stated, and certainly our Embassy has been clear on this in Tajikistan, that a constitutional referendum in that country should meet international standards for transparency. And, unfortunately, this exercise that was held over the weekend did not meet those standards and we are urging the Tajik Government to test its leadership and its policies through regularly scheduled, free and fair elections. So that is a situation we will continue to watch, but this exercise, this referendum over the weekend, did cause us concern.
From my security report:
UZBEKISTAN: Last week, the Uzbek government blocked local access to two foreign Internet sites covering religious developments in Uzbekistan. The US-based site muslimuzbekistan.com purportedly monitors religious persecution, while the website centrasia.ru reports on religious issues and general news in Central Asia. The Uzbek National Security Service has reportedly warned Internet users to avoid objectionable websites and has recommended that companies minimize employee Internet use.