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09.06.2014 12:12 msk Analytics Business Interview Politics Uzbekistan
The Birdamlik political opposition movement hosted a convention in St. Louis, USA, late April, and stirred a fair amount interest in the movement. We have written many articles on the founder of the movement, Mr. Bakhodir Choriyev, and his ideas for a nonviolent regime change in Uzbekistan; we have
20.02.2014 11:05 msk Analytics Business Human Rights Politics Uzbekistan
The destruction of the shadow business empire Gulnara Karimova built does not indicate her father, the president of Uzbekistan, is growing weak; on the contrary, this is a sign of his might.
06.02.2014 23:13 msk Human Rights Interview Politics Uzbekistan
The president of Uzbekistan will pay a two-day visit to Prague on 21 Feb 2014. Human rights activists in Europe are preparing to greet Islam Karimov with protest rallies: Mutabar Tajibayeva, the head of the Fiery Hearts Club, promises that they will firmly demand Karimov free all political prisoners
04.01.2014 22:53 msk Analytics Politics Uzbekistan
What would happen if the “war” between the Uzbek secret services and the president’s elder daughter ends with Gulnara Karimova’s victory? Head of the Uzbek-German Forum for Human Rights Umida Niyazova maintains that such an outcome would certainly not lead to an alteration of the country’s authority
17.12.2013 08:29 msk Analytics Kyrgyzstan Politics
On 4 Dec 2013, the former mayor of the Kyrgyz capital, Isa Omurkulov, “voluntarily resigned” from his post; his counterpart in Osh was dismissed from post the very next day. The two events stirred a lot of emotions in the two largest Kyrgyz cities.
09.12.2013 09:49 msk Human Rights Politics Uzbekistan
The six assembly of the Erk party was scheduled in Tashkent for 3 Dec 2013. But it was not meant to happen: a local café, the venue point for participants, was suddenly closed on that day due to gas cutoff while many regional delegates were prevented from reaching Tashkent. Why are the authorities s
06.12.2013 23:45 msk Human Rights Politics Uzbekistan
Fergana learned that Uzbek authorities launched mass inspections of non-governmental non-profit organizations in Uzbekistan . The inspection teams include all the controlling bodies - the ministry of justices, tax agencies and other relevant government arms. One can only speculate as to the causes o
29.11.2013 09:14 msk Human Rights Politics Uzbekistan
On 27 Nov 2013, Muhammad Bekjan, an imprisoned Uzbek journalist, was awarded the annual award of the Freedom of Press instituted by the Reporters Without Borders (RWB). The award has been issued since 1992, and one journalist and one news media outlet can be awarded it, if judges find they made a si
25.11.2013 21:42 msk Business Politics Uzbekistan
Richard Glaub, a US citizen who worked as director of the National Democratic Institute in Uzbekistan for six years, now lives in Tashkent and is in a desperate, bedridden state.
11.11.2013 20:19 msk Politics Tajikistan
Voters at a polling station in Dushanbe. November 6, 2013
04.11.2013 23:22 msk Analytics Politics Uzbekistan
The president of Uzbekistan has long been called, behind his back of course, “Father.” To be sure, not an “Uzbekbashi,” like the previous president of Turkmenistan was called “Turkmenbashi” (“The head of all Turkmen”) or “Yelbasy” (“The leader of nation”) like the Kazakhs call their president. Uzbek
30.10.2013 10:05 msk Human Rights Politics Turkmenistan
The Turkmenistan Civic Solidarity Group announces the beginning of our international campaign, “Prove They Are Alive!”
14.10.2013 10:42 msk Politics Uzbekistan
According to the leader of the Birdamlik opposition movement, Bakhodir Choriyev, the movement will be reformed to establish the Birdamlik Liberal Economic Party of Uzbekistan (BLEPU). Mr. Choriyev writes about his plans for the movement in the Manual for Practicing Civil Activity, which he authored.
05.10.2013 00:10 msk Human Rights Politics Uzbekistan
“I don’t give a f…k!” said a drunken Russian youngster after hearing why a small rally was being held not far from Uzbekistan’s Embassy in Moscow on Tuesday. Having said that, he took off with a similarly drunken companion, leaving behind a handful of Russian and Central Asians protesters who stood
20.09.2013 22:11 msk Analytics Human Rights Politics Uzbekistan
I am an Uzbek woman originally from Tashkent. I used to work as a journalist, and I left my homeland like so many others not because I wanted to do so, but because I had to.
16.09.2013 10:23 msk Politics Uzbekistan
Following the Uzbek oppositionist Bakhodir Choriyev’s announcement of “ launching a ‘velvet’ revolution in Uzbekistan ,” fierce debates are raging on Fergana. Our readers’ opinions differ drastically, yet all share the same caveat—while the Republic of Uzbekistan is on the brink of significant chang
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