| Podcasting, journalism, data, politics, Central Asia✨ | From 🇰🇿 | @MediaLSE, @CheveningFCDO alum | Seen in @EurasiaNet, @RFERL, @Diplomat_APAC, @AP &etc.
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Aigerim Toleukhanova retweeted
27 May 2025
The end of an era as the prominent English-language podcast on Central Asia comes to an end. I had the pleasure of appearing numerous times and benefited from listening and learning.
26 May 2025
🧵A HUGE thank you to @bakytbeshimov, @TUmarov & #NargisKassenova for being on the final episode of @Majlis_Podcast to take a good look at:(rferl.org/a/majlis-russian-c…)
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Aigerim Toleukhanova retweeted
30 Apr 2025
Is it possible to reform a dictatorship? My interview with Azattyk on my new book on #Uzbekistan, Silk Mirage, out in November and available for pre-order now on Bloomsbury, Amazon, etc (Kazakh-language video report, with interview in English) youtube.com/watch?v=qaOZEq1L…
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Aigerim Toleukhanova retweeted
15 Mar 2025
Today I, like virtually every other full-time employee at VOA, was placed on administrative leave indefinitely. I'm not allowed to report the news to our hundreds of millions of viewers at this time. Let's hope this is temporary. A silencing of VOA will be celebrated by communists, autocrats and ayatollahs whose lies we shed light on. What a mission I've been lucky enough to embark on--a mission to grow American influence around the world, not by sharing slanted American propaganda, but by giving them the TRUTH! Why? Because America has the truth on its side.
VOA, too, has the truth in its corner. Don't let me or anyone else tell you what to think about VOA. I encourage all of my friends to go to voanews.com and read as much there as you can. It's been the honor and privilege of a lifetime to serve my country and follow my passion as a journalist. As we say at VOA, a free press matters.
To all of the service members and civilians who have trusted me with their stories during my 16 years at VOA and nearly 11 years as our Pentagon correspondent, I owe you a big "thank you" for putting your trust in me.
Let's hope that this isn't my last report as a VOA journalist. voanews.com/.../shortage-of.…
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Aigerim Toleukhanova retweeted
27 Feb 2025
Devastating: the 48 Uyghurs in Thai detention have apparently been deported to Xinjiang (Kashgar).
Further evidence on this shocking development has been gathered by @nyrola and local Thai journalists.
27 Feb 2025
A flight from Bangkok (DMK) left at 4:48 a.m. local time Thursday, traveling directly to the Uyghur region.
@TheReportersTH @Romadonity @Nyrola reported trucks w/ covered windows left Suan Phlu prison just after 2:00 a.m.
The plane almost certainly carries the group of Uyghurs.
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21 Dec 2024
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18 Dec 2024
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Aigerim Toleukhanova retweeted
28 Jul 2024
🇺🇿 The new star of Uzbekistan: Diyora Keldiyorova is the first woman to win the gold medal in Uzbekistan's history at the Summer Olympics. Congratulations! Women of Uzbekistan - go go go!
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2 Jul 2024
Dimash Alzhanov, a political analyst, reported that he was attacked in front on his house in Almaty. Today opposition Kazakh journalist Aidos Sadykov died after a man shot him in the head in Ukraine (where he was residing) by allegedly a Kazakh national. What’s up?!
В ночь на вторник в Алматы неизвестные пытались напасть на казахстанского политолога Димаша Альжанова во дворе его дома в микрорайоне «Самал». Политолог считает, что это связано с его общественно-политической деятельностью и подал заявление в полицию.
vlast.kz/novosti/60846-polit…
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Aigerim Toleukhanova retweeted
2 Jul 2024
Khiva will be hosting its annual Melon Festival from 9-11 August 2024. It’s a feast for the eyes as well as the taste buds. 📸 Xorazm Tour and Travels
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Aigerim Toleukhanova retweeted
24 Jun 2024
Chinese authorities in Xinjiang have been systematically changing hundreds of village names with religious, historical, or cultural meaning for Uyghurs into names reflecting recent Chinese Communist Party ideology. @hrw
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25 Jun 2024
Omg!🤦🏻♀️
25 Jun 2024
Ah, independent Western journalism✨
"In the West, what we've been reading about is the alleged forced labor and suppression of Uygur culture. What we see here is completely different," said Nathalie Benelli from Switzerland, the founder of the independent "neue presse"
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Aigerim Toleukhanova retweeted
5 Jun 2024
Said Maximov is trying to bring a Silicon Valley start-up mindset to help solve the problem of keeping Uyghur culture and traditions alive in Central Asia. @ReidStan rferl.org/a/digital-yurt-kaz…
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Aigerim Toleukhanova retweeted
27 May 2024
In Kazakhstan, 'The Floods Are Over But The Problems Have Just Begun'
For @RFERL with reporting @RadioAzattyq
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25 May 2024
Toregeldi Sharmanov, ex-healthcare minister of Soviet Kazakhstan, academic, has died today at the age of 93. I interviewed him in 2017, when he created a unique chocolate and ice cream from horse milk. He brought immense value to society. Иманды болсын!🤲🏼 eurasianet.org/kazakhstan-ho…
Академик Төрегелді Шарманов өмірден озды dlvr.it/T7MmV2
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Aigerim Toleukhanova retweeted
22 May 2024
A politician's killing of his wife has fueled demands for better protection of women in Kazakhstan, reports @aygeryma. While Kazakhs were forbidden from protesting, 150,000 have signed a petition demanding improvement.newlinesmag.com/spotlight/th…
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Aigerim Toleukhanova retweeted
22 May 2024
This article by @aygeryma explains well what this trial said about societal change in 🇰🇿 and beyond. x.com/newlinesmag/status/179…
22 May 2024
NEW: A member of Kazakhstan’s political elite killed his wife and assumed he could get away with it. But society in the Central Asian country is changing, reports @aygeryma. newlinesmag.com/reportage/th…
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22 May 2024
My article is out! Thanks to @Amie_FR for editing and to all the people whom I’ve interviewed for this important piece.
22 May 2024
NEW: A member of Kazakhstan’s political elite killed his wife and assumed he could get away with it. But society in the Central Asian country is changing, reports @aygeryma. newlinesmag.com/reportage/th…
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22 May 2024
There are some new, intriguing details about the trial that I’ve learned from the interviews. Read and let me know what you think 🙌🏽
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Aigerim Toleukhanova retweeted
22 May 2024
How not to get away with murder: When a member of Kazakhstan's political elite killed his wife, he assumed he could get away with it. But society in the Central Asian country is changing - and Russia is taking note,
reports @aygeryma for @newlinesmag newlinesmag.com/reportage/th…
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13 May 2024
Bishimbayev found guilty for murdering Saltanat with extreme cruelty, sentenced to 24 years. Baizhanov guilty for not reporting the crime and sentenced to 4 years. When asked if any comments, Baizhanov said: “Why 4 years for me? You [jail] an innocent person.”
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Aigerim Toleukhanova retweeted
13 May 2024
live stream here youtube.com/watch?v=J0PwuufP…
13 May 2024
Jurors have reached a verdict in the Bishimbayev trial, which is about to be heard #Kazakhstan tengrinews.kz/kazakhstan_new…
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