Joanna Lillis

joannalillis.bsky.social

02 March 2026 13:07

Activist arrested over alleged call for referendum boycott, on charge of interfering with exercising electoral rights. Details sparse. People might think calling for boycott is part of legitimate campaigning + exercising electoral rights #Kazakhstan ulysmedia.kz/news/68906-p...

Joanna Lillis

joannalillis.bsky.social

02 March 2026 13:07

It's 82 years ago this week that the USSR under Stalin began Operation Chechevitsa (Lentil) and deported the entire Chechen people, + Ingush + other minorities, from their homeland. Many ended up in #Kazakhstan. Read an interview with a survivor in my book Dark Shadows

Joanna Lillis

joannalillis.bsky.social

02 March 2026 13:07

Two weeks to go: join us for an online panel on how #Uzbekistan has changed over Mirziyoyev's rule + what next - hosted by Royal Society for Asian Affairs with @matyakubowamira.bsky.social, Franco Galdini, Farkhad Tolipov + me. Register here for 16/3 rsaa.org.uk/upcoming-eve...

thebuzzito.bsky.social

18 February 2026 23:51

You spew hatred. Get a grip!

rnett42.bsky.social

18 February 2026 23:49

Thanks to Dr. Cassandra Quave for hosting me on her Foodie Pharmacology podcast! We discussed the molecules responsible for the properties of medicinal plants - and how my lab studies the chemistry that plants use to make them. Check it out! t.co/nEdpoyN8QD