Uzbekistan hands down more jail terms to Karakalpakstan ‘rioters’
Lengthy prison sentences have been handed to nearly 30 people in Uzbekistan over last year’s protests against plans to limit…
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Alleged Karakalpak separatists sentenced in Uzbekistan
An Uzbek court has started the trials of 39 more Karakalpak activists accused of taking part in anti-government protests in…
Uzbekistan trials begin into Karakalpakstan’s July violence
The trial of 22 people in Uzbekistan has began with them facing charges of “undermining the constitutional order” by joining…
Human Rights Watch accuses Uzbekistan of using unacceptable force in Karakalpakstan
Uzbekistan used “unjustifiable” force in its autonomous Karakalpakstan region to put down protesters in July, according to Human Rights Watch…
Central Asia faces rising economic uncertainty amid Ukraine war
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sparked instability in Central Asia with most of the sprawling region’s inhabitants seeing it as…
Xi and Modi leave Putin isolated over Ukraine at summit
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has publicly criticised Russia’s Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, saying we live in a period…
Tensions remain high in Uzbek region of Karakalpakstan after violence
Uzbekistan has U-turned on proposed constitutional amendments that would have removed the right of the Karakalpakstan region to hold a…
Kazakhstan struggles to maintain relations with Russia amid war with Ukraine
Kazakhstan is struggling to distance itself from Russia which bailed out embattled Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in January with more…
Islamic observance booms in Uzbekistan after oppressive restrictions lifted
Uzbekistan’s president, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, has lifted restrictions on Islamic practices, sparking dramatic changes in the dictatorial Central Asian state. The…
Uzbekistan’s President Mirziyoyev cruises to victory after sham election
Uzbekistan appears to have given President Shavkat Mirziyoyev a second five-year term as a weak opposition failed to challenge the…
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…
Rights group calls for UN action on Uzbekistan
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has made a submission to the United Nations Human Rights Committee ahead of its national review…
Independent Uzbek told to move out by landowner
Tashkent’s Ilkhom playhouse, which has long been a sanctuary of free speech, experimental theatre and culture within dictatorial Uzbekistan, this…
Pompeo: Kazakhs should reject China and Russia cash
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has called on Kazakhstan to welcome Russian and Chinese investment and influence with caution….
Uzbekistan called to end systematic torture
Uzbekistan has been called on to carry out the United Nations Committee Against Torture’s recommendations to end the “widespread, routine…
Confusion surrounds Tajikistan terror attack
At least 17 people died last week after suspected Islamic State militants attacked a checkpoint on the Tajik border with…