Gems of Tashkent Modernism become world's youngest buildings to get UNESCO World Heritage status. Read all about this architechtural style in my book Silk Mirage, through an interview with an octogenarian architect who took part in the architectonic revolution www.e-architect.com/uzbekistan/t...

New constitution means Tokayev - who introduced a single presidential term to prevent power grabs and is currently serving his 2nd term - can run for president again, constitutional court rules. That's a tried and tested tactic for Central Asian leaders tengrinews.kz/kazakhstan_n...

Токаев вправе баллотироваться на выборах – Конституционный суд

Касым-Жомарт Токаев вправе баллотироваться на выборах, передаёт Tengrinews.kz со ссылкой на пресс-службу суда.

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Date for snap parliamentary election in #Kazakhstan set for 23 August - no opposition parties will be able to stand as none are registered, and recent reforms bar independents from standing. Another rubberstamp parliament is guaranteed tengrinews.kz/kazakhstan_n...

Объявлена дата выборов в Курултай - новый Парламент Казахстана

Выборы в новый однопалатный Парламент Казахстана - Курултай - назначены на августа. Соответствующий указ сегодня подписал Президент Касым-Жомарт Токаев, передаёт Tengrinews.kz со ссылкой на Акорду.

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New constitution comes into force in #Kazakhstan today, shoring up presidential powers as Tokayev - who has promised to leave power by 2029 - eyes succession scenarios. Parliamentary election date about to be set for August tengrinews.kz/kazakhstan_n...

Начинается новая эра в истории Казахстана – Президент обратился к народу

Президент Касым-Жомарт Токаев поздравил казахстанцев с вступлением в силу новой Конституции, передаёт Tengrinews.kz.

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“In #Kazakhstan all conditions are created for pluralism of opinion," says Tokayev, days after an opposition leader was jailed for 7 years and ahead of yet another parliamentary election in which no opposition parties can run because none are registered tengrinews.kz/kazakhstan_n...

“Сеют раздор“ - Токаев о ботофермах и дипфеках

25 июня Касым-Жомарт Токаев выступил на церемонии награждения работников СМИ. Он отметил, что этот профессиональный праздник имеет особое значение в жизни страны, передаёт Tengrinews.kz со ссылкой на ...

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Lots of eyes on #Uzbekistan today as it plays #Portugal in the #WorldCup - if you want to learn more about this fascinating country, read my book Silk Mirage! Order here www.bloomsbury.com/uk/silk-mira...

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Silk Mirage is a compelling portrait of Uzbekistan, a country at the heart of the ancient Silk Road and now the centre of a power struggle between reformers and…

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This starts tomorrow, and I’ll be speaking at noon on Saturday alongside Margaret Bondfield’s biographer Nan Sloane. Can’t wait!

Joanna Lillis@joannalillis.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Coming up soon: The Lake District Book Festival, where I'll be talking about Silk Mirage and #Uzbekistan with Nicholas Wood of Political Tours. Get your tickets here - and check out all the other fantastic events going on too events.lakedistrictbookfestival.co.uk/events/thela...

Come and join us at the Lake District Book Festival!

Join us on Saturday at the Lake District Book Festival with @politicaltours. Tickets here events.lakedistrictbookfestival.co.uk

Bukharan Jews have been living here for a couple of thousand years - but the community has dwindled so much that some fear it might disappear from the Silk Road city that gave the group its name. Check out my long read from Bukhara in my latest Substack post. open.substack.com/pub/joannali...

The Lost Tribe of Bukhara

Bukharan Jews have been living here for a couple of thousand years - but the community has dwindled so much that some fear it might disappear from the Silk Road city that gave the group its name.

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Bukharan Jews have been living here for a couple of thousand years - but the community has dwindled so much that some fear it might disappear from the Silk Road city that gave the group its name. Check out my long read from Bukhara in my latest Substack post. open.substack.com/pub/joannali...

The Lost Tribe of Bukhara

Bukharan Jews have been living here for a couple of thousand years - but the community has dwindled so much that some fear it might disappear from the Silk Road city that gave the group its name.

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The Lake District Book Festival starts on Friday! Join my event on Silk Mirage + #Uzbekistan w Nicholas Wood on Saturday, + much more over what is going to be a fantastic weekend! Tickets here. Photo shows the incredible solar furnace at Parkent events.lakedistrictbookfestival.co.uk

Join us at The Lake District Book Festival a week today! @politicaltours

Don't miss the literary event of the summer - the Lake District Book Festival starts a week today! Amazing writers, amazing venue, amazing conversations! I'll be talking to Nicholas Wood about my book Silk Mirage and #Uzbekistan. Tickets here events.lakedistrictbookfestival.co.uk/events/thela...

Countdown to the Lake District Book Festival, with brilliant writers from Rory Stewart + Lyse Doucet to Zeinab Badawi + Candice Carty Williams. I'll be in conversation w Nicholas Wood about Silk Mirage + #Uzbekistan. Tickets here events.lakedistrictbookfestival.co.uk/events/thela...

The clock is ticking - the inaugural Lake District book festival starts next week! Tickets here to my event on Silk Mirage and #Uzbekistan with Nicholas Wood of @politicaltours + many more great events at this fantastic venue, don’t miss it! events.lakedistrictbookfestival.co.uk/events/thela...

Join us soon!

Join us at the Lake District Book Festival where I'll be in conversation with Nicholas Wood of Political Tours about my book Silk Mirage and all things #Uzbekistan + more events with writers like Lyse Doucet + Sebastian Faulks. Tickets here. events.lakedistrictbookfestival.co.uk/events/thela...

Join us at the Lake District Book festival three weeks today

Looking forward to presenting Silk Mirage, my book on #Uzbekistan, on Wednesday (20 May) at Exeter University - join us in person (Syndicate Room C, Building One) or tune in online at this link at 1400 UK time/1800 in Tashkent teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/...

It’s eighty-two years since Stalin banished the #CrimeanTatars to #CentralAsia. Explore this tragic tale in my long read, with interviews with a survivor in #Uzbekistan and with the Crimean Tatar leader who dedicated his life to the cause open.substack.com/pub/joannali...

Join us next month - tickets at link in bio

Looking forward to presenting Silk Mirage at Exeter University next week on Wednesday 20 May at 1400 UK time/1800 in #Uzbekistan - join us in person or tune in online at this link teams.microsoft.com/meet/3545820...

Looking forward to presenting Silk Mirage at Exeter University next week on Wednesday 20 May at 1400 UK time/1800 in #Uzbekistan - join us in person or tune in online at this link teams.microsoft.com/meet/3545820...

Four weeks to go before the literary event of the summer - the inaugural Lake District Book Festival! I'll be talking to Nicholas Wood of Political Tours about Silk Mirage + all things Uzbekistan, + more great events. Get your tickets here events.lakedistrictbookfestival.co.uk/.../2146342

“Much of what Joanna uncovered across two decades in Uzbekistan is explored in her new book - a remarkable portrait of power, performance, fear and everyday life behind the façade.” Check out a deep dive into Silk Mirage on Substack by a popular travel writer withoutmaps.substack.com/p/through-th...

Through the Looking Glass

What Uzbekistan Teaches Us About Seeing Places Clearly

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🇹🇲 'Mother of the World' by Olivier Hein is out now! Reclaiming Turkmenistan from the margins of global attention, Hein offers this lively history. 'Helps us make sense of a captivating country all too often overlooked.’ @joannalillis.bsky.social Get 20% off w/code HEIN20 ➡️ tinyurl.com/yw6ey9ah

Coming up soon: The Lake District Book Festival, where I'll be talking about Silk Mirage and #Uzbekistan with Nicholas Wood of Political Tours. Get your tickets here - and check out all the other fantastic events going on too events.lakedistrictbookfestival.co.uk/events/thela...

Buy Tickets – Silk Mirage: Through the Looking-Glass in Uzbekistan - Joanna Lillis – Cartmel Racecourse - The Humphrey Head Tent

Silk Mirage: Through the Looking-Glass in Uzbekistan - Joanna Lillis – Cartmel Racecourse - The Humphrey Head Tent, Sat 13 Jun 2026 - Silk Mirage: Through the Looking Glass in Uzbekistan - Joanna Lill...

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“Much of what Joanna uncovered across two decades in Uzbekistan is explored in her new book - a remarkable portrait of power, performance, fear and everyday life behind the façade.” Check out a deep dive into Silk Mirage on Substack by a popular travel writer withoutmaps.substack.com/p/through-th...

Through the Looking Glass

What Uzbekistan Teaches Us About Seeing Places Clearly

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It’s 21 years today since security forces massacred protesters in #Andijan - what really happened, and why has #Uzbekistan still not faced up to this bloodsoaked past? Read my latest on Substack, and for more read my book, Silk Mirage open.substack.com/pub/joannali...