… or blogging is dangerous for tourism in Uzbekistan.
Everyone, who is interested in Central Asia, knows that Samarkand and Bukhara are the most ancient and history-rich places in the region. And they dream about visiting these extremely beautiful places to trace the history of Central Asian nations themselves.
Today, Bukhara and Samarkard are one of […]
Recently, all leading state-controlled TV companies in Uzbekistan had broadcast an about hour long program about the Radio Ozodlik (RFE/RL Uzbek service), where they accused the RFE/RL Uzbek service staff of being “traitors” who bring “unfriendly” messages into the country and thus attempt to destabilize the situation in Uzbekistan. The program was broadcast at […]
This is a translation of Elena’s post that was originally published here.
Recently, Avas Saipov, father of a journalist Alisher Saipov, who was murdered on October 24, 2007, sent open letter to the presidents of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.
Information Agency Fergana.ru published excerpts of Avas Saipov’s letter. In his letter, Saipov senior addresses the president of […]
Letter from Javhar Yusufjon Oghlu, the 10-year-old son of a father who is a poet, Nobel Prize nominee, and jailed in Uzbekistan.
Dear America,
I am 10 years old but I know that there are bad people who are hurting, beating, trying to kill, and putting my daddy in jail. When I miss my daddy […]
May 13, 2005… Three years have passed since the bloody suppression of a civic demonstration in the center of Andijon city, Uzbekistan. According to different independent sources, several hundreds of peaceful demonstrators were shot dead by government troops on this day. Many people fled to neighboring Kyrgyzstan, where UNHCR helped them to find an […]
For a long time Tohir Yuldosh has been the only Uzbekistani (and Central Asian), who was included by US and UN to the list of top suspects for connection with Al Qaeda and Taliban. Tohir Yuldosh is an amir (leader) of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), who got this position after the death […]
This is a translation of the post by Provincialka published in the Russian language blog.
Part 2. You can read the Part 1 here.
The minibus carried us though the beautiful city center. However, we stopped at the house in city slums. She told us that she would come later in the evening. She said she was […]
This is a translation of the post by Provincialka published in the Russian language blog.
Her story begins just like other stories of thousands victims of human trafficking – desire to earn and have a luxurious live… And people in her life appeared not casually…
“She used to be just like us – a girl from a […]
A group of Gypsy women attacked human rights activists during their demonstration in front of the Prosecutor General’s office in Tashkent, reports News Agency Ferghana.ru. According to the information that we got from an eyewitness in Tashkent, the attack looked like a very well organized act, as a group of Gypsy women ‘suddenly appeared […]
Not surprisingly, Anvar Nabiev, a Deputy Prosecutor General, has been recently arrested by the law enforcement bodies of Uzbekistan. Shuffling high ranking officials has already become a usual procedure for Uzbekistan, as president Islam Karimov very often changes people in key position in both in central and local governments.
Anvar Nabiev is a well known […]
