People attend mourning ceremony following death of Uzbek President Karimov in Samarkand People carry a coffin during a mourning ceremony following the death of Uzbek President Islam Karimov. (Photo from Reuters) Alex Stonehill Alex is a cofounder and editor of The Seattle Globalist. He's a visual journalist whose work has been published by PBS, The Seattle Times, FRONTLINE/World and the Seattle Weekly. Alex teaches journalism in the University of Washington's Department of Communication and recently directed the documentary film Barzan.