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10.11.2017 00:08 msk Analytics Central Asia Interview Migration Politics Russia
On the eve of the centenary of the October Revolution, the Central Asian Analytical Network (CAAN) is returning to the question surrounding the administrative and territorial demarcation of Central Asia. In a conversation with the political scientist Raffael Sattarov, well-known Russian historian, e
02.11.2017 21:27 msk Analytics Migration Politics Religious life Uzbekistan
On 31 October, a terrorist attack ruined Halloween in New York. A 29-year-old man at the wheel of a rented truck drove at high speed onto a bike path running along the Hudson River, driving several blocks while crushing random passers-by and bicyclists. Then the pickup truck crashed into a school bu
03.10.2017 16:09 msk Afghanistan Migration Politics Uzbekistan
It’s a Sunday at the end of one of the many busy weeks working on the new BBC Uzbek TV programme for Afghanistan’s Uzbek-speakers. I am on a shopping trip to the bustling East Street market in South London, where fresh fruit and vegetables are in abundance and sold for almost nothing. Known as a tra
21.09.2017 09:57 msk Human Rights Migration Politics Russia Uzbekistan
Human rights defender Bahrom Khamroev was born in Uzbekistan , but since 1992 he lives in Russia. Working for the Moscow-based Memorial Centre Bahrom oversees issues related to the protection of the civil rights of fellow countrymen and migrant workers who have arrived from other Central Asia republ
30.06.2017 15:51 msk Human Rights Migration Politics Russia Uzbekistan
The Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine denied the extradition request of Akbar Abdullaev by Uzbekistan , where he is accused of a number of economic crimes, his lawyer Oliver Wallash informed Fergana about it on 27 June.
25.05.2017 12:54 msk Analytics Central Asia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Migration Politics Religious life Russia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
The recent terror act in the St. Petersburg metro on 3 April, in the organisation of which Russian special services suspect people from Central Asia, exacerbated issues related to migration processes from the countries of this region to Russia. Last week in Moscow, the Sakharov Center jointly with t
28.04.2017 15:58 msk Analytics Ferghana Valley Human Rights Kyrgyzstan Migration Politics Religious life Russia Uzbekistan
Brothers and neighbours speak about Rakhmat Akilov in Uzbekistan and Abror and Akram Azimov brothers in Kyrgyzstan . A good childhood and obedience, law-abiding behaviour, positive reputation in the neighbourhood, diligence – such testimonials would make a decent citizen, but not terrorist.
15.04.2017 10:03 msk Human Rights Migration Politics Religious life Uzbekistan
A reporter of Fergana was able to visit a mahalla (neighbourhood) in Samarkand where the relatives of Rakhmat Akilov live. Swedish police arrested Mr Akilov as the main suspect of a terrorist act in Stockholm early April.
31.01.2017 09:21 msk Afghanistan Central Asia Human Rights Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Migration Politics Russia Tajikistan Turkey, Republic of Uzbekistan
Neo-patrimonial regimes have been established in Central Asian countries following the implosion of the Soviet Union. The new elites divided entire economies and “sweet-spot” government positions between “bosses” and their “vassals.” Meanwhile, the rest of the society, who are excluded from such net
20.07.2015 10:40 msk Human Rights Internet Migration Politics Religious life Uzbekistan
Every five years starting in 1996 Uzbekistan delivers a report before UN Committee for Human Rights on the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. There are very few people aware of this document in Uzbekistan, save the officials and a handful of pro-government NG
26.12.2014 15:00 msk Analytics Central Asia Human Rights Migration Uzbekistan
Two days ago, several more innocent people were convicted for alleged anti-state activities and religious extremism in Uzbekistan. It is a very sad recurring event in this Central Asian country. Human rights activists almost daily toll the bells on torture in pretrial detention facilities and unfair
19.01.2014 11:15 msk Human Rights Internet Migration Russia Uzbekistan
The Sankt-Peterburg Center for Independent Sociological Research issued a report on communicative strategies and information resources, which Uzbek migrants in Russia mostly use. The report is entitled “Uzbek Migrants in Russia: Information Space and Social Communications” and is based on a research
04.09.2013 15:16 msk Human Rights Migration Politics Uzbekistan
The Birdamlik Popular Democratic Movement urges you, esteemed Uzbek citizens living in Uzbekistan and abroad, to [join] a struggle for social justices and supremacy of law for the sake of humans’ financial wellbeing, of real life and the bright days to come.
29.08.2013 08:45 msk Analytics Business Human Rights Interview Migration Politics Uzbekistan
Photo: Nadejda Atayeva at a hearing on forced labour at the European Parliament, November 2011
25.07.2013 22:16 msk Human Rights Migration Russia Uzbekistan
As is well known, young and able-bodied men from Uzbekistan travel to Russia seeking employment en mass every year. Their absence in the country has somewhat impacted ceremonies of one of the most traditional Uzbek rituals—weddings. For example, for the last several years, young couples willing to j
24.06.2013 23:35 msk Analytics Business Interview Migration Politics Russia Uzbekistan
President Islam Karimov pictured rapping “those lazy migrants” during an interview with the Uzbekistan TV Channel
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