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Farmers report extortion, falsification of quotas and delayed payments in Uzbekistan’s silk industry

News2026-09-14

State-imposed cocoon production quotas, coercive contracting practices and delayed payments are forcing farmers and home-based producers of silkworm cocoons to…

Almost half of the world’s farmers are poisoned by pesticides every year

News2026-09-04

A new study published in Frontiers in Public Health shows that over 400 million of the world’s farmers and farmworkers suffer from acute…

Lawlessness in Uzbekistan: lawyers report police violence and obstruction of access to client

News2026-09-02

Reports of police violence, threats and restrictions on lawyers’ activities raise serious concerns about the protection of legal professionals in…