Hard Labour for Uzbekistan's Religious Dissidents
Rights groups say “corrective labour” is becoming routine for short sentences as well as long ones.
5 Dec 13
Uzbekistan
EU Needs to Engage More With Uzbek Rights Groups - Activist
Shuhrat Ghaniev says EU could be useful “moderator” between authorities and NGOs.
30 Nov 13
Coercive Labour for Uzbek Cotton
Young children no longer seen, but older pupils still press-ganged for arduous autumn harvest.
1 Nov 13
Tight Security Part of Uzbekistan Holiday Package
Visitors feel weight of state surveillance.
15 Oct 13
Journalist Sergei Naumov Released in Uzbekistan
He was freed from a police detention centre where staff had claimed they had no record of him.
3 Oct 13
Uzbek Journalist's Case Makes Waves
As international rights groups raise the alarm, people in Uzbekistan share their concerns on social networking sites.
1 Oct 13
Fears Mount Over "Disappeared" Uzbek Journalist
As uniformed police shrug their shoulders, human rights defender says Sergei Naumov may have been seized by secret service.
27 Sep 13
Journalist Held Incommunicado in Uzbekistan
Official refusal to disclose Sergei Naumov’s location raises fears of ill-treatment.
25 Sep 13
Tajik Opposition Candidate Seeks Consensus
Interview with Oinikhol Bobonazarova, a veteran NGO figure picked to stand against the current president.
19 Sep 13
Murky Waters in Uzbek City
Chronic under-investment in water management creates frequent supply cuts for residents of major town.
16 Sep 13
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