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Joys of traveling to Uzbekistan or…

Posted by Mansurhon | in Traditions, Crime, Travel, Culture, History, Economy | on July 12th, 2008
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… 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 […]

UK Likely to Back Suspension of EU Sanctions

Posted by Nick | in Travel, Regional Organizations, Human Rights, Politics, Foreign Affairs | on April 28th, 2008
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It seems likely that the British Government will support the continued suspension of the visa ban on Uzbek officials when the matter comes up for discussion at the end of the month. On 29 April the EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) will meet in Luxembourg to discuss a range of affairs […]

Nothing personal… just business.

Posted by Libertad | in Crime, Immigration, Travel, Human Rights, Youth | on April 13th, 2008
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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 […]

Ilkhom impresses US

Posted by Tolkun | in Video, Travel, Culture | on April 11th, 2008
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The Ilkhom Theater, a legendary theater founded by a murdered Mark Weil, is traveling through the world showing their best performances to the admirers of acting. Today, they are in the United States. Here is the video on how the audience reacted to Ilkhom’s acting after their Seattle debut.

Very soon, Ilkom will hit the […]

Nothing personal.. just business.

Posted by Libertad | in Crime, Immigration, Travel, Human Rights, Youth | on April 6th, 2008
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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 […]

Labor migration in photos

Posted by Libertad | in Immigration, Travel, Human Rights, Development, Economy | on January 16th, 2008
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Continuing the topic of labor migrants. Here are photos taken by the member of the Rapid Response Group during conducting the research on Uzbek labor migrants going to Russia.

In this photos you can see the names and mobile phone numbers of people, who promise work places for people and send them to Russia and […]

Painful life of Uzbek migrant workers

Posted by Libertad | in Immigration, Travel, Human Rights, Development, Economy | on January 16th, 2008
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It is not a secret any more that a great part of male population of Uzbekistan, mainly from rural areas, annually leave their homes and families and travel mostly to Russia and Kazakhstan in search of money for living. All are driven by the same factor - financial. The money and the food they […]

Uzbekistani citizens drowned in Mediterranean

Posted by Libertad | in Immigration, Travel, Human Rights | on December 13th, 2007
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On Sunday, December 9, 2007, a small boat that carried 7 people, a captain and six Uzbek refugees, sank into the sea on its way to Cyprus in the Mediterranean province of Antalya’s Gazipasa town, Turkey, says Turkish Daily News. The captain of the boat and three Uzbeks had been rescued by local fishermen. […]

Ripping off the tourists in Uzbekistan is endemic

Posted by Libertad | in Traditions, Travel, Culture, Economy | on December 2nd, 2007
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“Apologies to all of our recently acquired Uzbek friends, but rip-offs in Uzbekistan - particularly along the touristy parts of the Silk Road - seem endemic.”- says one of the tourists, who recently paid a visit to the historic sites of Uzbekistan.
Today, being a tourist in Uzbekistan is really difficult. People, for who the […]

Gothic Uzbekistan

Posted by Libertad | in Travel, Links | on November 12th, 2007
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For those who like gothic style and Uzbekistan: here is a special offer for you in Amazon.Com - a nice “gothic Uzbekistan” t-shirt by TopExpressions. Producer says that “This is a great shirt. Great gift. 100% heavyweight cotton, weight aprox 9oz.”

I hope the t-shirt is great and that “100% heavyweight cotton” is not a […]

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