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15.02.2013 18:55

Shoot Me: Is Turkmenistan great future of Uzbekistan?

“In the future everything is alright in Ashgabat. But there are no people. No people at all,” a Shoot Me expert has said about his recent trip to the Turkmen capital.

14.02.2013 18:09

Uzbek citizens travelling to exclave by detour

People in the Uzbek exclave of Soh in Kyrgyzstan can travel to Uzbekistan only by taking a detour full of extreme conditions.

04.02.2013 21:42

Uzbek Soh exclave border re-opens but situation remains tense (1)

Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan have agreed to re-open the border to their exclaves. Uzbek Soh exclave residents returned home after a month of waiting.

02.02.2013 04:24

Uzbek citizen sentenced to life in Kazakhstan

Uzbek citizen Polatboy Berdaliyev, 27, has been sentenced to life in South Kazakhstan Region for his involvement in gang robberies and murdering women under the guise of a taxi driver.

01.02.2013 00:03

Uzbek President Islam Karimov’s failure in Soh conflict

Several dozen of residents of Kyrgyzstan's Batken Region are continuing to block the Uzbek enclave Soh, pointing to Tashkent’s diplomatic impotence.

29.01.2013 01:26

Soh residents still stranded in Rishtan

Humanitarian aid has been sent to the Uzbek exclave of Soh in Kyrgyzstan but its residents are still stranded in the town of Rishtan in Uzbekistan's Fergana Region.

25.01.2013 20:22

Will Fergana governor help open Soh border with Kyrgyzstan?

Fergana Region Governor Shuhrat Ganiyev managed to leave the Soh exclave in Kyrgyzstan for Fergana and fly to Tashkent on 20 January. This has instilled hope in Soh residents that the Uzbek-Kyrgyz border will be opened soon.

23.01.2013 00:15

Soh exclave or deadlock?

“If not for the Uzbek police, I would not have survived,” a 26-year-old man from the south of Kyrgyzstan, Mamasaly Jorobekov, who was taken hostage by residents of the Soh exclave, says.

21.01.2013 21:04

Stranded Uzbek Soh exclave residents to hold meeting with border guards

Over two thousand people have gathered in the town of Rishtan in Fergana Region because of the closed border in the Uzbek exclave in the territory of Kyrgyzstan.

16.01.2013 22:35

Uzbekistan pays compensation to Kyrgyz for Soh riots

Residents of the Uzbek exclave of Soh in Kyrgyzstan have paid off over $56,000 in compensation to Kyrgyz for burnt and destroyed cars during a border conflict on 5-7 January.

14.01.2013 15:22

Uzbek exclave Soh border remains locked

About a hundred inhabitants of the Uzbek exclave of Soh in Kyrgyzstan’s territory have not been able to return to their homes as Uzbek authorities have not opened the border yet despite their promises.

15.12.2012 05:14

Shoot Me: differences between Tashkent and Bishkek

Compared to Tashkent, Bishkek is a relatively free city and Uzbeks can learn from it, Shoot Me experts believe.

04.12.2012 20:15

Attack on murdered journalist's kins in Kygyz capital said ethnically motivated

Human rights activist in Kyrgyzstan Aziza Abdirasulova believes an attack on the Saipov brothers in the capital of Bishkek, was ethnically motivated.

19.11.2012 22:23

CSTO preparing for Uzbekistan’s withdrawal

The Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) member countries are preparing for Uzbekistan’s exit from the military bloc and regrouping their forces.

07.11.2012 04:30

Russia to arm Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan

Next year Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan will receive the latest Russian weapons worth $1.1bn and $400m, respectively. Why is Moscow arming Uzbekistan’s neighbours?

06.11.2012 03:35

Kyrgyzstan discovers fifth column: Uzbeks

A failed coup d’état in Kyrgyzstan on 3 October had an alleged Uzbek link as one of suspects has been accused of links with the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan.

25.10.2012 02:29

Kyrgyz journalist Alisher Saipov was murdered five years ago

Five years ago journalist Alisher Saipov was murdered in Osh, and since then much has changed: Uzbek authorities have toughened attitudes towards freedom of speech but they now enjoy support from the West.

21.09.2012 21:39

Russia's Putin backs Kyrgyzstan in dispute with Uzbekistan

The Russian and Kyrgyz leaders signed an agreement on building a hydropower station and opening a Russian military base in Kyrgyzstan at a meeting in Bishkek on 20 September, despite Tashkent's protests.

11.09.2012 00:34

Bishkek understands Karimov, but does not listen

Uzbek President Islam Karimov’s threats over the construction of hydropower stations opposed by Tashkent have no effect on Bishkek, the Kyrgyz president's office has said.

06.09.2012 14:06

Fashion week in New York without Guli and Uzbek cotton (1)

Over 80 global brands, including Gucci, Burberry and Adidas, have stopped using Uzbek cotton; new brands that have joined a boycott of Uzbek cotton will be announced during the New York Fashion Week.

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EDITOR'S CHOICE

Russian business in Uzbekistan

19.06.13 21:17

CIS – Commonwealth of Surveillance States

18.06.13 18:20

Abdurahmanov supporter arrested in Karakalpakstan

15.06.13 16:21

International Labour Organization requests - yet again - access to Uzbek cotton fields

13.06.13 22:46

Karimov as conifer cookie

12.06.13 19:47

ANALYSIS / COMMENTARY / INTERVIEW

06.06.13 The Iman of Uzbekistan – government official or secret police agent?

Even though there is a clear separation of religion and government in Uzbekistan and all its mosques have the status of non-governmental organizations, the Imam of Uzbekistan is not elected by Muslims within the country, but rather appointed by the government.

06.06.13 Uzbekistan joins CIS Free Trade Zone agreement

The country’s agricultural sector stands to gain from Uzbekistan entering the Free Trade Zone Agreement between CIS members, according to an expert from the Ministry of Finance.

03.05.13 UN “applies pressure” while Uzbekistan “extricates itself”

Human rights activist Surat Ikramov has said in an interview with Uznews.net that the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review of Uzbekistan will improve the situation within the country.

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