Last July Rumil picked up on an item from the New York Post about Jacob “The Jeweller” Arabo, purveyor of “bling” to Hip-Hop royalty and other celebrities. The Manhattan-based jeweller (website here) is a Bukharan Jew whose family emigrated to the US in 1979, initially living in Brooklyn before moving to Queens. Last July […]
The Railway by Hamid Ismailov is an enthralling display of imaginative writing and technical adroitness, charting the fortunes of a fictional Uzbek village throughout the 20th century. Aided and abetted by his translator, Robert Chandler, Ismailov brings to brilliant life a richly-populated community as it copes with one of the most turbulent centuries in […]
Recently, I found out that president of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov made some amendments to the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Mass Media. The law is written really well. Unfortunately, online version of the amended law (rus) doesn’t keep track of any changes that were made. This and the fact that I couldn’t […]
2006 was a grim year for international and national NGOs in Uzbekistan. 2007 starts well on paper but in reality the pressure continues.
After the collapse of the Soviet regime, like other Central Asian countries, Uzbekistan chose democracy as the principal political system according to which people would establish the government and rule the country. Many actions had been done in Uzbekistan on the path to democracy, including accepting foreign investment to establish international non-governmental organizations […]
As Ben has reported recently January 9 was the last day of Islam Karimov’s term as the president of Uzbekistan - at least according to the Uzbek constitution. And Constitution clearly states that “The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be elected for a term of […]
An article from Uznews provides contrasting explanations for the events of 12-13 May 2005 in Andijan, specifically the alleged role of the man the Uzbek authorities have apparently fingered as the instigator. The man in question is Kobul Parpiyev, who has reportedly confessed to organising the uprising with help from, inter alia, Islamic Movement […]
Today, 9 January 2007, marks the end of Karimov’s term as the president of Uzbekistan - at least according to the Uzbek constitution. The Uzbek parliament, however, decided back in 2002 that presidential elections are only to be held later this year, in December. There is thus an interesting divergence between legislation and constitution, […]
