To: Almazbek Atambayev, president of the Kyrgyz Republic. Dear President Atambayev, At its 2012 International Press Freedom Awards on November 20, the Committee to Protect Journalists will honor four journalists,…
On October 9, about fifty migrant workers from Tajikistan and Uzbekistan held a strike in St. Petersburg. According to the Russian trade union activists, majority of striking migrants, most of…
Despites the authorities’ promises not to involve child labor in cotton campaign, Kashkadarya region of Uzbekistan still continues to force children work in harvesting “the white gold”. “Jarayon” received this…
Celebration of Halloween, a holiday of masks and costumes, which has become quite popular in Uzbekistan during the past five years, is banned by Uzbek authorities. This holiday, which is…
Media reported that the famous French actor Gerard Depardieu agreed to play a role in the film scripted by Gulnara Karimova, eldest daughter of Uzbek president Islam Karimov. It may…
Prominent Uzbek human rights activist Agzam Turgunov, serving for four years in prison, complains that his rights are being grossly violated. Prisoner from the “black list” Human rights activist Agzam…
On October 15, Oslo hosted a seminar entitled “Uzbekistan – behind closed gates”, which was dedicated to problems of human rights in Uzbekistan. The event was organized by Norwegian Helsinki…
On October 24, the Uzbek service of BBC published on its website an interview with Mr. Nik Powell, director of the National Film and Television School in the United Kingdom.…
Authorities in Uzbekistan started to tightly control the financial flows coming to country via transfer services like Contact, Migom, Western Union, Money Gram, Unistream and Solotaya Korona. Starting September 15…
Human rights activist Uktam Pardaev and opposition member Fakhriddin Tillaev returned home after having spent 15 days in prison. Uktam Pardaev, head of the Jizzakh branch of the Independent Human…
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