Category Archives: people

Double Standards of Justice: Will Akbar Abdullaev and Gulnara Karimova receive fair sentences?

According to Russian mass-media, early this month, 60 CEOs and senior managers of large enterprises, were sentenced 5 to 15 years of imprisonment for a number of financial crimes and damage to the state. What is remarkable about this update, is … Continue reading

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The Economist: Central Asia and Russia’s crisis

As the rouble plunges, Central Asia feels the pain Is dad coming home? EVEN in the fat years, when Russia’s oil-fuelled economy guaranteed her son a job, Enjegul Kadyraliyeva struggled to survive on the dollars he sent home to her … Continue reading

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Karimov will star in the upcoming president Karimov election

Elections of Islam Karimov as the next President of Uzbekistan will be held on 29 March 2015. 

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Social media reaction to the news that Islam Karimov is going to run for president

The news of the nomination of Karimov for president became a hit on Uzbek Facebook groups. For the first three hours after the announcement of the nomination of Islam Karimov from the Liberal Democratic Party as a candidate for president of … Continue reading

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First time in Uzbekistan history the prime minister is nominated by majority party

Until now Uzbek president Islam Karimov used to nominate prime minister whose candidacy  was then subject to approval by parliament.  Reportedly, for the first time in the history of Uzbekistan, the candidacy of the prime minister was nominated by the … Continue reading

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Delivery via world-wide courier companies is frozen at the Uzbek Custom House

As reported via social networks; on January 6th Uzbekistan State Custom warehouse suddenly stopped processing and clearing of parcels and mail arrived in the country via private mail couriers such as DHL, FedEx, Atlantic Express.

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2014 heroes and villains, according to British newspaper

Originally posted on Dear Kitty. Some blog:
This video, recorded in the USA, is called Malala Yousafzai To Obama’s Face: Drones Fuel Terrorism. From daily The Morning Star in Britain: Heroes and Villains of 2014 2 January 2014 The Morning…

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Surveillance cameras are being installed on Tashkent streets

As reported by UZ24, with reference to daryo.uz, surveillance cameras will be installed on 160 intersections of the capital. They will monitor compliance with traffic rules by drivers of cars.

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Cooperation between Johns Hopkins and the Independent Institute for Monitoring the Formation of Civil Society, Uzbekistan

Independent Institute for Monitoring the Formation of Civil Society (IIMFCC), reported on 22th of December about meeting with Dr. Wojtek Sokolowski the Professor of the John Hopkins University Center for the Civil Society Studies.

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The first case publicly revealing rigged election in Uzbekistan

Radio Ozodlik (Freedom) reported: Votes received for Hushnud Khudaiberdyev, 25-year-old candidate from Chirokchi district of Kashkadarya region of Uzbekistan,  were rigged in favor of another candidate – the current deputy. Mayor of the district Ravshan Kamilov denied his involvement in … Continue reading

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