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Officials insist minors working on the cotton harvest are there of their own free will. (Photo: Andrei Kudryashov, 2009)

Officials insist minors working on the cotton harvest are there of their own free will. (Photo: Andrei Kudryashov, 2009)

Uzbek Child Labour Rebranded as “Voluntary”

4 Aug 10

Uzbek Prison Abuses Cause Psychological Damage

Torture in detention remains commonplace, activists say.

2 Aug 10

Uzbek Strongman Tries Softer Approach

23 Jul 10

Official Uzbek Green Group Needs More Even-Handed Approach

State-backed environmentalists happy to criticise Tajik pollution, but not their own government’s actions.

12 Jul 10

Screws Tighten on Uzbek Rights Activists

11 Jul 10

Uzbek Asylum-Seekers Face Extradition From Ukraine

9 Jul 10

Concern at Uzbek Treatment of Kyrgyzstan Refugees

9 Jul 10

Tajik Civil War Offers Lessons for Kyrgyzstan

Seeds of both conflicts lie in perceived inequalities and competition for resources and power.

8 Jul 10

Uzbekistan Cracks Down on “Anti-Social” Youth

Heavy-handed restrictions may not be the best way to curb youth crime.

2 Jul 10

Kazakstan Urged to Accept Uzbek Asylum Claims

28 Jun 10

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