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Report Uzbekistan: ID documents and passports – Landinfo

18.02.2013   FEATURED   No comments

Report Uzbekistan. ID documents and passports – Landinfo

6.1: LEGISLATION

The population in Uzbekistan generally has inadequate knowledge of applicable laws and rules (Tadjibayeva, meeting 7 February 2012; OECD 2011) and there also seems to be uncertainty on the regulations for passport issuance, residency registration and entry/exit. Questions related to the issuance and renewal of passports and exit visas for Uzbeks living abroad has been a popular topic on the Uzbek discussion forum arbuz.com.12 Questions on procedures, conditions and consequences for violating the regulations on exit have been the subject of discussion (see, for example, Landinfo 2011 on exit provisions). It is a problem that the rules are being enforced arbitrarily, in addition to being subject to political manipulation and corruption (see chapter 7 on corruption).

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Gulnara Karimova and film: Gerard Depardieu as the latest whim of the Uzbek princess

03.12.2012   FEATURED   No comments

World famous film star Gerard Depardieu has visited Uzbekistan. The actor visited Tashkent, Bukhara and Samarkand from 26 to 29 November. It seems that the visit made a bright impression on the sixty year old actor. He noted the “unbelievable scenery, richness and a sort of calm in everything” and called Uzbekistan a “country with a great nation.” At least, this is how the Tashkent media quotes Depardieu.

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Muzaffar Suleymanov: Azimjon Askarov cried for joy, when he heard he was awarded high prize

20.11.2012   FEATURED   No comments

On November 20 2012, New York hosted International Press Freedom awards ceremony organized by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). The prize was awarded to four international journalists who risked their lives to cover human rights abuses and corruption.

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Web application on detained human rights Defenders in Uzbekistan

16.10.2012   FEATURED   No comments

An “Insignificant State” called “Ubeki-beki-beki-beki-stan-stan” or a highly repressive regime torturing human rights defenders?

Spread the word about imprisoned Uzbek human rights defenders to secure their release!

Last October 21 2011, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) launched a new web application to bring attention to the situation of the human rights defenders still incarcerated in horrific conditions in Uzbek prisons.

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Web application on detained human rights Defenders in Uzbekistan

16.10.2012   FEATURED   No comments

An “Insignificant State” called “Ubeki-beki-beki-beki-stan-stan” or a highly repressive regime torturing human rights defenders?

Last October(2011), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) launched a new web application to bring attention to human rights defenders still incarcerated in horrific conditions in Uzbek prisons.

US Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain stated on 8 October 2011 “When they ask me who’s the president of Ubeki-beki-beki-beki-stan-stan, I’m going to say, ’You know, I don’t know. Do you know?” Cain added that it was not a priority to know “the head of one of those small, insignificant states around the world”.

 

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New Film Sheds Light On Andijon Violence

16.07.2012   FEATURED   No comments

These days, Uzbekistan is in the news more for its shared border with Afghanistan than its human rights abuses.
A new documentary by Danish journalist Michael Andersen aims to change that.
“Massacre In Uzbekistan: Foretold, Forgiven, Forgotten” sheds new light on the tragic events of May 13, 2005, when government forces opened fire on protesters in the city of Andijon in eastern Uzbekistan.
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Deportation of an Uzbek activist from Norway postponed for a month

13.07.2012   FEATURED   No comments

Deportation of an Uzbek activist from Norway on July 12, 2012 has been postponed for one month, says Danish journalist Michael Andersen on Facebook: “SAVED! (at least temporarily)

Not least thanks to many colleagues reacting to my article, putting pressure on the Norwegian authorities, using their contacts, today this young man was granted ONE MONTH’s stay in Norway. The fight goes on to persuade the Norwegians to grant him asylum. THANKS».

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A tragedy foretold: Norway condemns Uzbek activist to jail and torture

08.07.2012   FEATURED   No comments
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Refugee in Sweden shot by unknown assailant – Uzbek regime involvement suspected

29.02.2012   FEATURED   No comments


Based on information received today from Mutabar Tadjibayeva, the MEA Laureate of 2008, I share with you the following:

On 22-February, at 13h40 p.m, a well-known religious figure, a former imam from Uzbekistan Obidhon Nazarov was shot in the town of Stromsund, Sweden, where he was settled as a refugee. An unknown person shot him in the head at the entrance of his house when he was going out. The assailant escaped. At the moment, the Swedish police are investigating the crime. The condition of imam Nazaarov remains very critical.

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French Court to Hear Libel Case by Uzbek President’s Daughter

17.05.2011   FEATURED   No comments

Lola Karimova-Tillyayeva is pursuing her libel lawsuit against the French website rue89.com.

A French court is expected to rule this week on whether to take up the case, said to hinge on whether it was libelous to call Karimova-Tillyayeva “the dictator’s daughter.”

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