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German lawmaker upset by the situation with political prisoners in Uzbekistan

German lawmaker upset by the situation with political prisoners in Uzbekistan

17.12.2007 12:17 msk Human Rights Uzbekistan

Marieluise Beck, a Bundestag deputy from the faction of Bundnis90/Green Party specializing in human rights and other similar problems of East Europe and Central Asia, visited Uzbekistan.

Islam Karimov promises a "thaw" and demands abandonment of "Soviet stereotypes" from the West

Islam Karimov promises a "thaw" and demands abandonment of "Soviet stereotypes" from the West

10.12.2007 15:46 msk Analytics Uzbekistan

President Islam Karimov made a keynote address two weeks before the presidential election scheduled for December 23. One of the four candidates running for president, Karimov has been the head of state for nearly two decades now, since the Soviet days. That's probably what entitles him to address al

Finland refuses to buy Uzbek cotton harvested by children

Finland refuses to buy Uzbek cotton harvested by children

28.11.2007 15:06 msk Business Uzbekistan

Marimekko of Finland terminated its contract with Kreenholm (Estonia) suspecting it of the use of children's labor.

Uzbekistan: the crop practically harvested, cotton pickers are still sent to the fields

Uzbekistan: the crop practically harvested, cotton pickers are still sent to the fields

26.11.2007 08:57 msk Cotton Uzbekistan

Administrators from the regional and local education departments with their subordinates spent this autumn picking cotton in the fields in the region near the Aral Sea. It is teachers and kindergartners who end up on harvesting duty now that the gathering is essentially over. All through October and

Samarkand pensioner built a hydroelectric power plant of his own

Samarkand pensioner built a hydroelectric power plant of his own

21.11.2007 11:26 msk Business Uzbekistan

Anvar Jurakulov, a retired teacher of physics, designed and built a hydroelectric mini-power plant in the settlement of Turtkul, Urgut district of the Samarkand region.

Central Electoral Commission of Uzbekistan registered Islam Karimov as a candidate for president in defiance of the Constitution

Central Electoral Commission of Uzbekistan registered Islam Karimov as a candidate for president in defiance of the Constitution

21.11.2007 09:41 msk Politics Uzbekistan

Islam Karimov, Tashkent, 2000, photo by Ferghana.Ru

Uzbekistan: Prime minister buys meat cheaper than the rest of the country

Uzbekistan: Prime minister buys meat cheaper than the rest of the country

19.11.2007 11:19 msk Business Uzbekistan

The Initiative Group of Independent Human Rights Activists reports that there are two meat prices in Uzbekistan nowadays, one that is declared and the actual one.

Kyrgyz lawyer with the UN refugee mandate is in the Tashkent jail

Kyrgyz lawyer with the UN refugee mandate is in the Tashkent jail

19.11.2007 10:40 msk Human Rights Uzbekistan

Saidkamol Akhmedov, lawyer from Osh, Kyrgyzstan, is a prisoner in Uzbekistan, his son Saidjamol told Ferghana.Ru news agency.

Purge the uzbek cotton of the stains of forced child labor!

Purge the uzbek cotton of the stains of forced child labor!

16.11.2007 10:18 msk Cotton Uzbekistan

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EU suspended visa restrictions for Uzbek state officials

EU suspended visa restrictions for Uzbek state officials

14.11.2007 11:01 msk Human Rights Uzbekistan

The EU Council ordered a six-month suspension of the visa restrictions for the Uzbek state officials blamed for "disproportional use of force" in Andijan in May 2005.

Uzbekistan: Ascension or How Islam Karimov became the republican leader

Uzbekistan: Ascension or How Islam Karimov became the republican leader

12.11.2007 12:07 msk Analytics Uzbekistan

The head of state Islam Karimov aspires for presidency again. Election of the president of Uzbekistan is scheduled for December 23, 2007, but its outcome is already a foregone conclusion - as well as the name of the man to rule the country another seven year term. How was Karimov elevated to the pin

What does Uzbekistan need a sixth candidate for president for?

What does Uzbekistan need a sixth candidate for president for?

09.11.2007 14:07 msk Politics Uzbekistan

A spearhead, the only one officially registered by the Uzbek Central Electoral Commission, officially nominated Akmal Saidov (the head of the parliamentary Committee for Democratic Institutions, Non-Governmental Organizations, and Self-Government Bodies) for president.

President of Uzbekistan is confident of his triumph in the forthcoming presidential election

President of Uzbekistan is confident of his triumph in the forthcoming presidential election

09.11.2007 09:10 msk Politics Uzbekistan

More and more information becomes available concerning the content of the program speech Islam Karimov made at the Uzbek Liberal Democratic Party convention that nominated him for president again in defiance of the Constitution. Reuters published excerpts from Karimov's speech delivered in Uzbek and

Islam Karimov agreed to remain the president another seven years

Islam Karimov agreed to remain the president another seven years

07.11.2007 09:01 msk Politics Uzbekistan

The Liberal-Democratic Party of Uzbekistan ran its convention in Tashkent on November 6. Delegates unanimously voted to nominate Islam Karimov for election the president on December 23. His term of office completed on January 22, Karimov did not object and agreed to run for another seven-year term.

Loaf of bread in some regions of Uzbekistan is halved

Loaf of bread in some regions of Uzbekistan is halved

06.11.2007 14:29 msk Business Uzbekistan

Ferghana.Ru has already reported flour and bread spiralling prices in Uzbekistan. Price of a kilogram of ordinary flour rose 20-37% and that of high quality flour 10-15% in September alone.

The Islam Karimov Gulag: Memoirs of an Uzbek prisoner

The Islam Karimov Gulag: Memoirs of an Uzbek prisoner

05.11.2007 21:21 msk Human Rights Uzbekistan

The author of the autobiographical notes presented here for the attention of the public and the press is Uzbekistan national Mukhammadsolykh Abutov who served eight and a half years in Uzbekistan labour camps for his religious beliefs.

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