Kyrgyzstan cannot paper over death of Azimjon Askarov
The death of the award-winning journalist and human rights defender Azimjon Askarov on 25 July in a Kyrgyz jail was…
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Uzbek State Workers Say They’re Still Being Forced To Pick Cotton
Reports from Uzbekistan contradict the government’s claim that it has phased out its internationally-criticized policy of forcing citizens into farm…
Participants of the action in Bishkek called to join the Urgent Appeal in the attachment and to provide solidarity and support to citizens of Belarus.
Today on September 14, 2020 near the Embassy of Belarus in Bishkek a peaceful action of support and solidarity with…
ITUC Global Poll 2020 shows urgent need to repair the Social Contract
The annual global poll commissioned by the 200 million-member International Trade Union Confederation shows working people and their families were…
Uzbekistan’s Largest Oil Refinery Changes Hands, Shaken by Dismissals, Theft
The Ferghana oil refinery is Uzbekistan’s largest – and most sought after. Based in the most densely populated region of…
Turkmen Soldiers Die in Crash on Way to Harvest Pistachios
Eleven Turkmen soldiers have died in a road accident in Serhetabat (formerly Kushka) near the border with Afghanistan, a well…
UZBEK JOURNALIST BOBOMUROD ABDULLAEV AT RISK OF EXTRADITION FROM KYRGYZSTAN ON POLITICAL CHARGES
On August 10, Bishkek’s Pervomaysk District Court ordered that Uzbek journalist Bobomurod Abdullaev remain in custody until September 8. In…
Kyrgyz Film Denied License For Showing Corrupt Officials
The makers of a new Kyrgyz movie say they were denied a distribution license after a film commission objected to…
180+ Orgs Demand Apparel Brands End Complicity in Uyghur Forced Labour
72 Uyghur rights groups are joined by over 100 civil society organisations and labour unions from around the world in…
CHRONICLE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN UZBEKISTAN: RIOTS, ILL TREATMENT AND SUICIDES IN QUARANTINE FACILITIES AMID APPLAUSE FROM INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
The Special Commission on Combating Covid-19 has strengthened quarantine measures throughout Uzbekistan from July 10 to August 1. The government…