Migration to Russia from the Pamirs/GBAO, Tajikistan

On April 6, 2015 By Emma SabzalievaIn Tajikistan, Uncategorized2 Comments

Thanks to the Central Asia Program at George Washington University in the US for promoting many of its recent briefing notes via Twitter - it has made for some excellent reading! Two articles in particular caught my eye - one called From Pamirs to the Outside World: Seeking Decent Jobs by Kavikas Kuhistoni which was published in August 2014 (see …

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Study abroad – stay abroad?

On April 1, 2013April 1, 2013 By Emma SabzalievaIn Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, UncategorizedLeave a comment

A recent post from Kyrgyz blogger Begimai Sataeva, Kyrgyzstan’s Migration Tragedy [en] on New Eurasia, points to the loss of highly trained and skilled workers as a 'real tragedy' for the country. It is certainly the case that many people who migrate for educational purposes do not return to their home country, although my 2011 study …

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Poverty and prejudice afflict Central Asian migrants in Moscow

On September 30, 2011September 30, 2011 By Emma SabzalievaIn TajikistanLeave a comment

An interesting story from the Washington Post, reprinted here in the Seattle Times, focussing on the lifestyle of Tajik and Uzbek migrants working in Moscow. Nation & World | Poverty, prejudice afflict migrants to Moscow | Seattle Times Newspaper.