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Uzbekistan: Parents sent to the cotton fields instead of their children

11.09.2012 22:58 msk Cotton Uzbekistan

The author of the poster is an artist from Uzbekistan (“Ustos”). It have been provided to Fergana by Sergey Ignatyev, “Creativity and Human Rights” project coordinator

Kazakhstan: Court case against opposition continues

06.09.2012 22:12 msk Kazakhstan Politics

The court case against well known opposition activist Vladimir Kozlov and civil activists Serik Sapargali and Akjanat Aminov continues in Aktau ( Kazakhstan ). The case began on 16 August, with nine witnesses questioned between 16 and 21 August, however none of them confirmed the accusations of inci

Turkmen magnificence: Expensive and shortlived

05.09.2012 14:21 msk Turkmenistan

The Park of Independence is undergoing reconstruction in Ashkhabad (Turkmenistan). Fountains, paths, and young trees planted to replace of the previous old ones, all look beautiful only in their first year. Gradually, but relentlessly, time takes its destructive toll and the ostentatious luxury of t

Dumb slaves, or Cotton under the barrel of a gun

03.09.2012 17:17 msk Human Rights Uzbekistan

The so called “cotton campaign” is starting at the beginning of September in Uzbekistan , when farmers are not the only ones to go the fields, but also government workers, students and school children. Even if, year after year, the authorities promise that the former will not be doing involuntary fr

Uzbekistan: letter from the penal colony «Jaslyk» on new cases of torture

03.09.2012 17:11 msk Human Rights Uzbekistan

This letter is more like a note passed among prisoners of the penal colony 64/71 ( Uzbekistan ). They describe a new form of punishment administered chaotically, and their attempts to resist the violence directed against them to suppress the human spirit.

IWPR: Daring to Strike in Turkmenistan

29.08.2012 20:28 msk Human Rights Turkmenistan

Industrial action is extremely rare in Turkmenistan, because of the fear of retribution in this police state. But several localised strikes and protests in recent months suggest the government is prepared to make concessions on pay in order to keep the peace.

Subsidies Subside in Turkmenistan

02.08.2012 10:47 msk Human Rights Turkmenistan

The Turkmen government has made major cuts to the subsidies it has traditionally provided its population. In July, it removed a subsidy system for flour which had been in place for the last 15 years. Each household used to get coupons which they could exchange for flour at a special low price.

Dance of devils – a new novel by Hamid Ismailov

10.07.2012 12:02 msk Arts Uzbekistan

A new novel by the contemporary Uzbek writer and poet Hamid Ismailov who lives in London today, is entitled “Zhinlar Basmi” (Dance of devils). It is a story of life of a prominent Uzbek writer Abdulla Qadyri, the author of historical novels "Days Bygone" and "Scorpion from the altar”, who was arrest

A tragedy foretold: Norway condemns Uzbek activist to jail and torture

08.07.2012 22:45 msk Human Rights Uzbekistan

“I will be arrested the minute I land in Uzbekistan and then thrown in prison,” an Uzbek human rights activist tells me, “and what happens with me afterwards is a good question.”

Uzbekistan: Farewell to CSTO

03.07.2012 22:14 msk Analytics Uzbekistan

“Uzbekistan’s rapid rapprochement with Russia, heard in the voice of Islam Karimov meeting with the Russian president Putin and defense minister Ivanov, has delivered some of the initial tangible results. According to Fergana’s credible sources, in the nearest future Uzbekistan is going to sign some

Planned Inefficiency in Uzbek Cotton Sector

03.07.2012 10:43 msk Business Uzbekistan

Pressure to meet production quotas is making life unbearable for many farmers in Uzbekistan, and some say they would sell up and emigrate if only they could.

IWPR: Show Trials in Turkmenistan

29.06.2012 17:43 msk Human Rights Turkmenistan

The Soviet-era practice of holding show trials for individuals accused of relatively minor economic crimes is alive and well in Turkmenistan , and local observers say that once in the system, defendants have no chance of a fair hearing. For the state, it is a demonstration of power, and for the secu

Kyrgyzstan: Azimzhan Askarov’s lawyers insist on review of his case

26.06.2012 00:41 msk Human Rights Kyrgyzstan

Lawyers of Azimzhan Askarov, a human rights defender sentenced to life, insist on review of his case due to new evidence. They have found over a hundred of new witnesses of the June 2010 tragic events in the south of Kyrgyzstan willing to testify at the court. As one recalls, Azimjon Askarov, a huma

China, Uzbekistan Ties Shaped by Shared World View

19.06.2012 10:44 msk Analytics China

Visiting China on June 6-7, Uzbekistan’s president Islam Karimov secured trade, investment and loans worth at least five billion US dollars and signed an strategic partnership treaty.

Responsible Sourcing Networks recommends: Exposure to Uzbek cotton may seriously damage your reputation

07.06.2012 01:10 msk Business Uzbekistan

The newly published «From the field: Travels of Uzbek Cotton Through the Value Chain» paper authored by Valentina Gurney, cotton program manager at the Responsible Sourcing Network, and Patricia Jurewicz, the RSN director and Alina Shlyapochnik, as contributing editors, presents a first part of a se

Detailed chronology of the Osh events in the period from April 29 to June 15, 2010 published

31.05.2012 14:29 msk Kyrgyzstan

Establishing the truth about the tragic events of June 2010 in the south of the country is indeed important from all aspects. During the past year and a half, a number of reports and publications have been produced, including “The information of the independent commission of Ombudsman of the Kyrgyz

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