Uzbekistan: Want to marry? See a doctor!

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

Islam Karimov: Far from reality

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

Kyrgyz state communications agency chief allows unblocking Fergana access

29.03.2013 11:15 msk Internet Kyrgyzstan Politics Russia

The head of the State Communications Agency (SCA) of Kyrgyzstan , Mr. Almaz Kadyrkulov, told the Vecherniy Bishkek newspaper that local ISPs “have the right” to unblock access to the Fergana news agency ’s website: “[Communications] operators have the right to unblock [access to] the website, and I

Traveling back into history: Bukharan Emirs establish and build the Grand Mosque of Saint Petersburg

20.02.2013 12:27 msk Russia Uzbekistan

On 21 February 1913, the first Islamic prayer was performed in the Grand Mosque in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Then-the only mosque in Russia’s northern capital was solemnly opened for public the next day.

Uzbekistan 2012: Resume and forecast. Part II: Farewell, MTS!

25.01.2013 22:49 msk Business Russia Uzbekistan

Fergana continues publishing review articles on 2012 outcomes in Uzbekistan . The first article was on the cooling of political ties with Russia and its political bloc, which was one of the most discussed topics last year. The second article will cover a scandal related to booting MTS from Uzbekista

Uzbekistan 2012: Resume and forecast. Part I

24.01.2013 23:43 msk Analytics Politics Russia Uzbekistan

On 18 January 2013, Uzbek President Islam Karimov chaired a special session on results and outcomes in 2012. The government followed the routine of reporting successes and achievements, which pleased the president, Uzbek mass media reported. Islam Karimov has, too, delivered a speech. In it, he indi

Uzbek citizen Yusup Kasymahunov kidnapped in Russia

20.12.2012 16:55 msk Human Rights Russia

On 14 December 2012 Uzbek citizen Yusup Kasymahunov was kidnapped in the Moscow region. It appears that he was kidnapped and taken out the country by Uzbekistan’s security services with the help of Russian border guards: Tashkent was vying for Kasymahunov’s extradition, but official extradition was

Azimjon Askarov, jailed for life in Kyrgyzstan, gets International Press Freedom Award

14.09.2012 20:14 msk Human Rights Russia

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ.org), a New York based organisation, announced that it has given four journalists, who risked their lives and freedom, to talk about abuses of power and human rights violations in Brazil, China , Kyrgyzstan and Liberia, the 2012 International Press Freedom A

Kazakh opposition speakers jailed for rally

29.01.2012 23:35 msk Politics Russia

Russia-Tajikistan: Symmetrical Disgrace

15.11.2011 12:34 msk Politics Russia

The original causes of this story are vague.

Second violent attack against Memorial employee in Moscow

09.06.2011 13:15 msk Human Rights Russia

The Norwegian Helsinki Committee is deeply distraught to learn of yet another violent attack on human rights activist and employee of Human Rights Center Memorial, Bakhrom Khamroev, in Moscow on Monday June 6th 2011.

“Oriental bazaar”: Rays of Eastern sun in cold Moscow

13.04.2011 11:38 msk Arts Russia

The first international exhibition and fair “Oriental bazaar” has brought together some of the most versatile handcrafts from the Central Asia, China, India, Japan, Northern Africa, south-East Asia, Turkey and Middle East at the “Flakon” design factory between the 8th and 10th of April.

Behind the scenes of Russia’s deportations

24.03.2011 16:45 msk Politics Russia

As any reader of Franz Kafka will know – defending yourself against undisclosed accusations can be a maddening affair.

High up on a tightrope… and only sky is above

15.03.2011 10:30 msk Russia

A tightrope. The audience stares breathless. Tension is growing with each and every split second as 4-year old Sarvarbek who’s made it in the Guinness Book of records as the youngest rope-walker in the world is balancing high up on a tightrope, 50 feet above the ground. He is going to end his trip m

Sanobar Shermatova passes away at 59

09.03.2011 17:07 msk Russia

Sanobar Shermatova was born in Uzbekistan. She graduated from the Russian Language and Literature Institute in Tashkent and the Moscow State University, department of Journalism, in Moscow. Sanobar was broadly recognized as the expert in Caucasian and Central Asian issues. She worked for the "Moscow

Orkhan Jemal: Moscow is turning into Osh

20.12.2010 19:10 msk Analytics Russia

Six months ago I and my colleagues worked in Kyrgyzstan. The mass media refer to the events, which brought us there, as "Osh massacre" while the official sources prefer to delicately name it as "interethnic clashes". In fact these were very large-scale and very brutal pogroms, Kyrgyz slaughtered loc