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17.05.2013 18:47

Underage Uzbek girls arrested “for debauchery” in Baku

The Norway’s Helsinki Committee has described the arrest of 53 people involved in prostitution in a night club and spa centre in Baku as a tragedy.

16.05.2013 17:53

Uzbek resident accused of beating judge

Yevgeniy Arhipov has been accused of causing bodily injury to a judge of Tashkent’s Mirzo-Ulugbek district court, but according to the accused the opposite in fact occurred.

13.05.2013 14:05

Andijan’s marathon cancelled in wake of Boston blasts

Relay races, have been held annually in the Andijan Region since the 9 May since 1947, have been cancelled this year in the wake of the Boston marathon bombings.

03.05.2013 21:38

Shoot Me: who did garages and bikes hinder in Tashkent?

Uzbek authorities have proven once again that they treat citizens as "scum" - the demolition of garages and a ban on bicycles confirms this perfectly, Shoot Me experts believe.

02.05.2013 21:20

Uzbeks required to produce STD, drugs certificates to travel abroad

According to new rules, Uzbek citizens wishing to travel abroad will have to produce certificates showing that they neither suffer from drug addiction nor a sexually transmitted disease at border control.

23.04.2013 21:23

Gulnara Karimova cancels marathon in Tashkent after Boston blasts

In light of a terrorist attack in Boston, Gulnara Karimova’s Fund Forum has cancelled a marathon that was to be held in Tashkent on 28 April.

22.04.2013 23:32

US Assistant Secretary of State recalls “Arab Spring” ahead of CA tour

US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blake is visiting Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan between 22 and 26 April. Before the trip, he discussed the region on Twitter.

22.04.2013 21:42

US envoy joins rubbish-collecting campaign in Chirchik

About 0.5 tonnes of rubbish was collected by participants in an environmental campaign to clean up the Chirchik river on 21 April, and the best collector was the US ambassador to Uzbekistan George Krol.

19.04.2013 21:31

Tashkent-based pensioner attacked, pursued for upmarket property

Police in Tashkent have launched a hunt for Valentina Pleshakova, the owner of four houses in the capital. She was last attacked a week ago.

18.04.2013 21:10

Uzbek day labourers setting up trade union

A meeting of the Uzbek day labourers’ trade union has been held in Tashkent. According to the organisation, 80% of the country’s able-bodied population have turned into day labourers.

04.04.2013 21:14

Does Bibi-Hanum mosque in Samarkand treat sterility?

The Bibi-Hanum mosque in Samarkand has turned into a place of pilgrimage after the publication of an article in the Samarkand Region administration’s newspaper, Samarkandskiy Vestnik.

26.03.2013 14:44

Shoot Me: are textbooks of independent Uzbekistan veracious?

Uzbekistan has rewritten history textbooks, which suggests independence was obtained with blood and sweat whereas guest workers betrayed their motherland. Shoot Me experts discuss if this is this true.

14.03.2013 22:20

Pensioners threatened with eviction in western Uzbek town

Authorities in the town of Urgench in Horezm Region are evicting residents of a block of flats to a empty piece of land outside the town without paying compensation.

12.03.2013 00:03

Crime on Tashkent underground

The management of the Tashkent Underground has issued a report on "crimes" on the metro in 2012: 54 people made false bomb reports.

07.03.2013 23:14

What do Uzbek women want?

Ahead of International Women's Day, marked in Uzbekistan on 8 March, an Uznews.net correspondent asked women in Tashkent about their desired gifts for the holiday.

06.03.2013 23:06

Why does a champion gymnast return to Uzbekistan?

Oksana Chusovitina, who has represented Germany in international tournaments for several years, is returning to Uzbekistan, a country which neither paid her for her great victories, nor helped her with the treatment of her son when he was diagnosed with leukemia.

06.03.2013 22:08

Karimov not sole slave owner in Uzbekistan

The personnel at the Tashkent Medical Academy wash the car of the head of the general therapy department, Tursunoy Saliyeva, - slave-owning practices are strengthening in all spheres of life in Uzbekistan.

04.03.2013 23:57

President Islam Karimov: homosexuality “disgusting” to Uzbeks

Uzbek President Islam Karimov regards democracy as a source of moral decay, associating it, first of all, with homosexuality, according to US diplomatic cables leaked by Wikileaks.

04.03.2013 23:40

Tashkent buses, trams introduce tokens

The public transport system introduced tokens in the Uzbek capital on 1 March. These tokens can be bought only with bank cards. Passengers and drivers are happy with their introduction.

27.02.2013 22:27

Frequent robberies reported in Tashkent after recent amnesty

Police in Tashkent have established that a pair of robbers are attacking pensioners and housewives in the city centre.

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EDITOR'S CHOICE

Jailed journalist Salijon Abdurahmanov gravely ill

18.05.13 17:13

Uzbek media remains silent on anniversary of Andijan massacre

17.05.13 18:11

Uzbek schoolchildren forced to weed cotton fields

16.05.13 17:08

Uzbek rights activists arrested for commemorating Andijan massacre victims

15.05.13 20:36

Bahtiyor Hamrayev - short man but big heart

07.05.13 23:07

ANALYSIS / COMMENTARY / INTERVIEW

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.

30.04.13 Are Uzbek media outlets becoming more liberal?

Some media outlets based in Uzbekistan have recently dared to criticise and raise previously taboo topics. Does this mean there is a thaw in political repression within the country?

26.04.13 Gigantism in Islam Karimov's constructions

Uzbek President Islam Karimov wants to remain in the history as a great builder, so all new buildings in Uzbekistan are big and pompous in style.

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