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Kyrgyzstan: Imprisoned Askarov’s son appeals to international community to help bring justice in father’s case

Kyrgyzstan: Imprisoned Askarov’s son appeals to international community to help bring justice in father’s case

13.06.2015 10:34 msk Human Rights Kyrgyzstan Politics

Sherzodbek Askarov, the son of a well-known human rights activist and journalist, Azimjan Askarov, is appealing to the UN, OSCE, the embassies of the USA, the Czech Republic, Germany and other countries with a request for assistance in forming a commission for a fair investigation into a criminal ca

Kyrgyz power-wielders stage drills in Uzbek-majority neighbourhood in South, fail to notify residents

Kyrgyz power-wielders stage drills in Uzbek-majority neighbourhood in South, fail to notify residents

06.06.2015 01:02 msk Ferghana Valley Human Rights Kyrgyzstan Politics

Taking photographs during the latest anti-terror exercises in Osh was prohibited. This image was made during a “clearing” police carried out in Osh mahallas in June 2010.

Steve Swerdlow (HRW) on Andijan Massacre

Steve Swerdlow (HRW) on Andijan Massacre

29.05.2015 11:34 msk Human Rights Politics Uzbekistan

Steve Swerdlow of Human Rights Watch speaks on the 10th anniversary of Andijan massacre and the current situation in Uzbekistan at Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission briefing on May 21, 2015, US Congress

Ivar Dale: Denial’s bloody anniversary

Ivar Dale: Denial’s bloody anniversary

13.05.2015 23:03 msk Ferghana Valley Human Rights Politics Uzbekistan

Wednesday 13 May marks ten years since the massacre in Andizhan. Uzbek authorities claim that this is “a closed topic”. Totalitarian regimes decide a lot, but not this. The case is not closed until the victims’ families say so.

Ten Years after Uzbekistan’s Massacre, the Tragedy Continues to Unfold

Ten Years after Uzbekistan’s Massacre, the Tragedy Continues to Unfold

13.05.2015 20:50 msk Analytics Ferghana Valley Human Rights Politics Uzbekistan

May 13 marks the 10th anniversary of one of the bloodiest events in the history of modern Uzbekistan. On that day in 2005, thousands of Uzbek citizens took to Babur Square in the city of Andijan in protest. The demonstration was a reaction to the three-month trial of 23 entrepreneurs from the Andija

The Uzbek Cotton: The Government’s Riches, the People’s Curse

The Uzbek Cotton: The Government’s Riches, the People’s Curse

15.04.2015 11:17 msk Business Cotton Human Rights Politics Uzbekistan

Images of cotton fields and workers are provided by the author

Turkey chooses a special path toward “domestic security”

Turkey chooses a special path toward “domestic security”

09.04.2015 23:41 msk Human Rights Politics Turkey, Republic of

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed a bill on domestic security into law on April 3, which significantly expands powers of the police. Those of our readers who closely watched how the Turkish president pushed the bill down the MPs’ throats might be under an impression that heated debates a

Uzbek rights advocate complains to OSCE over presidential election

Uzbek rights advocate complains to OSCE over presidential election

03.04.2015 09:44 msk Human Rights Politics Uzbekistan

Shukhrat Rustamov, a Tashkent-based human rights activist, administered a self-styled “monitoring” of voting during the recent presidential elections in Uzbekistan on March 29. He has personally counted the number of voters that came to Polling Station No. 492 in Tashkent throughout the entire elect

Elections 2015: Fear and indifference in Tashkent

Elections 2015: Fear and indifference in Tashkent

31.03.2015 12:09 msk Human Rights Politics Uzbekistan

“Everyone is voting for Karimov, our entire family,” says a clean-cut and round-faced storeowner in Tashkent’s Labzak district. “Another person will be thinking about himself for the next 20 years. But he [Karimov] does not think about himself, thinks about his people only.”

Pulat Ahunov: Headsprings of Uzbek autocracy

Pulat Ahunov: Headsprings of Uzbek autocracy

28.03.2015 22:09 msk Analytics Human Rights Politics Religious life Russia Uzbekistan

Pulat Ahunov is an oppositionist from Uzbekistan, who is chairman of the Sweden-based Association Central Asia and the founder of the Foundation for Combatting Corruption in Uzbekistan. Mr. Ahunov shares his memories of meetings with Islam Karimov in late 1980s to mid-1990s.

Pre-electoral faceoff with death: The end of the Karimov era in Uzbekistan

Pre-electoral faceoff with death: The end of the Karimov era in Uzbekistan

10.03.2015 09:46 msk Analytics Politics Uzbekistan

The article was originally published at the Moscow Carnegie Center web-site.

Murder in Istanbul: Political terror effective in CIS

Murder in Istanbul: Political terror effective in CIS

08.03.2015 11:28 msk Analytics Central Asia Human Rights Politics Russia Tajikistan Turkey, Republic of

Tajik oppositionist Umarali Kuvvatov assassinated in Istanbul shortly after Boris Nemtsov’s assassination in Moscow

Islam Karimov—President for life?

Islam Karimov—President for life?

17.02.2015 12:38 msk Analytics Politics Uzbekistan

Will the population of Uzbekistan again vote for Islam Karimov, who is again nominated for presidency in an apparent and brazen violation of the Constitution? Having analyzed the current situation in the country and the local population’s attitudes, a Tashkent-based observer arrives at the following

The West and the modern “Islamisms”: Who is behind the conflict designing?

The West and the modern “Islamisms”: Who is behind the conflict designing?

04.02.2015 01:00 msk Analytics Central Asia Politics Religious life

Before commenting upon current events, I would like to pause for a moment until the first towering, tsunami-like wave of quasi-pathological Islamophobia recedes—a wave which swamped all news channels as well as the heads of many of our contemporaries, who alas seem to have abruptly become stupid (or

US military vehicles: Expensive gift for Uzbek President or non-disposable “garbage”?

US military vehicles: Expensive gift for Uzbek President or non-disposable “garbage”?

29.01.2015 17:51 msk Afghanistan Analytics Central Asia Interview Politics Religious life Uzbekistan

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Central Asia Daniel Rosenblum told the Voice of America that over 300 modern military machines would be granted to Uzbekistan in the next few months. To be more specific, 308 Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles and 20 more armoured recovery to main

Washington practices “strategic patience” toward Uzbekistan despite rampant rights violations

Washington practices “strategic patience” toward Uzbekistan despite rampant rights violations

16.01.2015 21:30 msk Human Rights Politics Uzbekistan

Speaking during a show on National Public Radio , Nisha Biswal , the U.S. assistant secretary of state for Central Asia, said despite serious problems in the field of human rights in Uzbekistan, the US is prepared to practice “strategic patience” towards this country.

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