Uzbek-Tajik flights resume
Uzbekistan’s national airline has resumed flights to Tajikistan’s capital, Dushanbe, after a 25-year hiatus, in another sign of the new…
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HRW demands release of Uzbek prisoner
President Islam Karimov with fellow strongman Vladimir Putin. Source: Kremlin Muhammad Bekjanov, one of the world’s longest-imprisoned journalists, has been…
Karimov death seems increasingly likely
President Islam Karimov with his Russian counterpart. Source: Kremlin The reported death of Uzbek President Islam Karimov remains surrounded by…
Uzbek car boss held on fraud charges
A mosque in Shymkent. The Kazakh city was the alleged destination of GM Uzbekistan’s “exports” for Russia. Source: Wikimedia Intriguing…
HRW demands action on Tashkent
An Uzbek BMP-1 armoured-personnel carrier in Tashkent. Photo: EurasiaTimes Renewed international pressure should be put on Tashkent 11 years after…
Uzbek president’s daughter in Panama leaks
Gulnara Karimova. Source: Wikimedia Gulnara Karimova has recorded pop songs, written poetry and designed clothes and jewellery but she is…
Uzbek president visits Moscow to smooth complex ties
Uzbek President Islam Karimov and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin have a complex relationship. Source: Wikimedia Uzbek President Islam Karimov has…