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The Uzbek language exists in two graphic forms simultaneously and neither seems capable of ousting the other

The Uzbek language exists in two graphic forms simultaneously and neither seems capable of ousting the other

28.04.2007 17:47 msk Analytics Uzbekistan

A stranger or foreigner in Uzbekistan will be hard pressed to tell what script in this country is official. All street signs from billboards to posters to signboards to road signs offer a staggering hodgepodge of languages and alphabetic notations. This period of an utterly unrestricted use of langu

Human rights activist Gulbahor Turayeva sentenced to six years imprisonment

Human rights activist Gulbahor Turayeva sentenced to six years imprisonment

27.04.2007 14:04 msk Human Rights Uzbekistan

Gubalhor Turayeva, a prominent human rights activist from the Andijan region, was sentenced to six years imprisonment by the regional court on April 24.

Human Rights Watch accreditation in Uzbekistan extended

Human Rights Watch accreditation in Uzbekistan extended

23.04.2007 11:51 msk Human Rights Uzbekistan

Uzbek Foreign Ministry extended Andrea Berg's accreditation for three months. Director of Human Rights Watch Uzbek office, Berg was summoned to Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov on April 21. Norov told her that accreditation would be extended as long as the law was abided by.

Uzbekistan: President's daughter released the first album

Uzbekistan: President's daughter released the first album

23.04.2007 11:05 msk Arts Uzbekistan

Markaz TV (Center-TV) channel announced release of the first album by Gulnara Karimova, the daughter of the president of Uzbekistan also known as Googoosha. It includes the numbers Forget Me Not, Clouds, Spring, and others.

Uzbekistan: Human rights activist and journalist Umida Niyazova’s trial is postponed without any explanation given

Uzbekistan: Human rights activist and journalist Umida Niyazova’s trial is postponed without any explanation given

19.04.2007 20:29 msk Human Rights Uzbekistan

Today, April 19, in Sergeliyskiy regional court of Tashkent there should have started a trial on Umida Niyazova’s case, the journalist and human rights activist, who was arrested several months ago and accused of a number of crimes by Uzbekistan authorities.

Agricultural works in Uzbekistan pass under total control of security agencies

Agricultural works in Uzbekistan pass under total control of security agencies

17.04.2007 14:06 msk Business Uzbekistan

Sowing works in Andizhan region pass under vigilant control of power structures and representatives of regional administrations. Andizhan regional TV-programs inform of the fact in detail. In particular, one of plots highlighted the course of sowing works in Pakhtaabad district.

Uzbekistan: Umida Niyazova’s trial will begin on April 19

Uzbekistan: Umida Niyazova’s trial will begin on April 19

16.04.2007 09:02 msk Human Rights Uzbekistan

Niyazova was detained by Transport Prosecutor’s Office on January 22, 2007, for several days kept in a pre-trial detention centre in Andizhan, then sent to Tashkent, where she remains in a solitary cell.

OSCE head: the European Union can lift sanctions against Uzbekistan

OSCE head: the European Union can lift sanctions against Uzbekistan

13.04.2007 07:50 msk Politics Uzbekistan

The European union can lift sanctions concerning Uzbekistan, imposed after the Andizhan events of 2005, OSCE operating Chairman, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Spain Miguel Angel Moratinos declared, informs RIA Novosti.

Uzbek human rights community reports tortures practiced in the colony near Bekabad

Uzbek human rights community reports tortures practiced in the colony near Bekabad

09.04.2007 10:57 msk Human Rights Uzbekistan

Press Center of the Initiative Group of Independent Human Rights Activists quotes trustworthy sources as saying that wardens of Special Colony 64/21 near Bekabad (Tashkent region) torture inmates, former officers of law enforcement agencies.

Journalist released from Uzbek jail: Complete isolation is probably the hardest thing to bear

Journalist released from Uzbek jail: Complete isolation is probably the hardest thing to bear

04.04.2007 11:08 msk Human Rights Uzbekistan

Every journalist in Uzbekistan working for a foreign media outlet will end up in jail sooner or later - just for the temerity of speaking or writing the truth. Needless to say, official charges will have nothing to do with journalism as such. The Uzbek Criminal Code offers a broad assortment of othe

Journalists are asked to make reports to the authorities instead of criticizing them

Journalists are asked to make reports to the authorities instead of criticizing them

04.04.2007 11:06 msk Human Rights Uzbekistan

Sherzod Kudratkhojayev, Press Secretary of the Uzbek premier, arranged a meeting with correspondents of the leading periodicals on April 2.

Women are facing trial for religious convictions

Women are facing trial for religious convictions

02.04.2007 11:47 msk Religious life Uzbekistan

Press Center of the Initiative Group of Independent Human Rights Activists reports that seven women are facing trial in Tashkent on charges of Hizb-ut-Takhrir membership.

Independent political scientist from Uzbekistan in the Moscow Carnegie Center

Independent political scientist from Uzbekistan in the Moscow Carnegie Center

22.03.2007 19:33 msk Analytics Uzbekistan

Rafik Saifullin Ferghana.Ru Galery Independent Uzbek political scientist Rafik Saifullin spoke at the Moscow Carnegie Center on March 21. Much as they wanted to, Moscow journalists and experts did not hear anything new from Saifullin. His speech lasted 1.5 hours but contained little by way of inform

Ruslan Sharipov: The US Administration does not care about refugees from Uzbekistan

Ruslan Sharipov: The US Administration does not care about refugees from Uzbekistan

21.03.2007 11:49 msk Human Rights Uzbekistan

Ruslan Sharipov Winner of Golden Pen'2004 Award of the World Association of Newspapers, laureate of Freedom of Expression'2004 Award, recipient of Human Rights Watch and IWPR grants, journalist, human rights activist Ruslan Sharipov departed Uzbekistan in October 2004, fleeing prosecution at the han

Uzbek authorities are using Islam to promote «development of society and prosperity of the country»

Uzbek authorities are using Islam to promote «development of society and prosperity of the country»

21.03.2007 10:40 msk Religious life Uzbekistan

Official Tashkent mobilized loyal ministers of religion and ulems [plural for alim, literally a knowledgeable man - Moslem theologian] to further Islam Karimov's policy. Religious leaders tour the country, meeting with the local authorities, law enforcement agencies, activists, and imams for the pur

North and South in foreign policy of Uzbekistan? Shall advancement of relations with new partners be expected?

North and South in foreign policy of Uzbekistan? Shall advancement of relations with new partners be expected?

19.03.2007 16:03 msk Analytics Uzbekistan

Commenting on the recent visits of prime ministers of Russia and Pakistan to Tashkent, some observers assumed that Uzbekistan was changing its pro-Russian foreign political course. The visits followed one another, and observers noticed the enthusiasm with which the local media covered the visit of S

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