Tag: Islam Karimov

The Uzbek Prosecutor-General’s Office has denied rumours that Gulnara Karimova (pictured in 2009), the supposedly jailed daughter of late dictator…

Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev first term in office is under scrutiny this week at the United Nations Human Rights Council…

The leaders of Turkey and Uzbekistan have signed deals worth US$3 billion as the two countries seek to end ongoing…

Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are rebuilding bilateral ties after decades of hostility in a process that could revitalise economic between the…

Uzbekistan’s president, Shavkat Mirziyoyev (pictured), has consolidated his power by sacking Tashkent’s repressive security chief, Rustam Inoyatov, head of the…

Human Rights Watch (HRW) says that Uzbekistan has recalled some students from forced labour in its notorious cotton fields, but…

Uzbekistan has freed a prominent dissident from jail while an opposition news source said one of its contributors had been…

No fresh details have arisen from Uzbekistan about the fate of Gulnara Karimova (pictured), 45, the eldest daughter of former…

Uzbekistan is reportedly removing large numbers of people from its blacklist of potential militants and political dissidents, in a further…

In 2005, following the bloody events in Andijan, the Uzbek authorities expelled the foreign press and clamped down on the…

Glitzy Astana lacks the architectural gems of neighbouring Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan’s president, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, has visited Astana in Kazakhstan to boost…

Gulnara Karimova. Source: Wikimedia The late president of Uzbekistan’s first daughter, Gulnara Karimova, is rumoured to be staying at the…

Acting president Shavkat Mirziyoyev. Source: Kremlin An Uzbek politician jailed for 23 years ago on embezzlement charges that supporters said…

Uzbekistan’s historic power has not been replicated in the modern era. Source: Eurasia Times Uzbekistan’s caretaker president, Shavkat Mirziyaev, is…

The Shah-i-Zinda mausoleums have been unsympathetically “restored” under Karimov’s reign. Source: Wikimedia   Uzbekistan’s dead president, Islam Karimov, was buried…