Uzbek president moves to end forced cotton labour
Uzbekistan’s president, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, has signed a decree ending the state-order system for cotton cultivation in a move to end…
Uzbekistan’s president, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, has signed a decree ending the state-order system for cotton cultivation in a move to end…
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has made a submission to the United Nations Human Rights Committee ahead of its national review…
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has called on Kazakhstan to welcome Russian and Chinese investment and influence with caution….
Uzbekistan has been called on to carry out the United Nations Committee Against Torture’s recommendations to end the “widespread, routine…
Uzbekistan’s National Security Service (SNB) used to be the most feared arm of the state until President Shavkat Mirziyoyev criticised…
Uzbekistan’s notorious Jaslyk prison, where thousands of alleged Islamists and opposition figures were held after government trials based on torture-induced…
Uzbekistan’s president, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, has ordered the closure of the Jaslyk prison, which has long been associated with torture and…
Uzbekistan has been called to release a retired envoy charged with treason who has been detained since December, Human Rights…
Despite a promise of reform, forced labour in Uzbekistan’s cotton fields remains widespread, according to the Uzbek-German Forum for Human…
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) recently approved a US$35-million grant to reconnect Tajikistan’s electricity grid to the former Central Asian…
Reforms continue in Uzbekistan as President Shavkat Mirziyoyev tries to reduce the former Soviet state’s isolation through a diplomatic charm…
Residents on either side of the Tajikistan-Uzbekistan border are benefiting from prominent interactions between the presidents and national security ministries…
Tajikistan’s president, Emomali Rahmon, has visited Uzbekistan for talks seen as an important step towards mending the bilateral relationship. His…
On July 15, Uzbekistan will introduce an electronic visa system as well as a scheme allowing free five-day transit visas…
Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is expected to visit Tajikistan, the only Central Asian neighbour he has not visited in his…
The World Bank has been accused of ignoring child and forced labour in Uzbekistan with a report saying schools have…