Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan Break Ground On Trade Hub
Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan have broken ground for a giant trade and economic-cooperation hub, the largest of its kind in Central Asia, along the border of the two neighbors.
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Uzbek President Lambasts Regional Governors For 'Lack Of Leadership'.
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoev has criticized regional governors for what he calls a "lack of leadership" and a "failure" to coordinate efforts to support small- and medium-sized businesses in recent years.
Governments In Europe, Central Asia Used Pandemic To Clamp Down On Human Rights, Amnesty International Report Says.
Amnesty International says some measures to tackle the coronavirus pandemic have aggravated existing patterns of abuses and inequalities in Europe and Central Asia.
Erk, Uzbekistan's First Opposition Party, Says It Will Attempt To Field A Presidential Candidate.
Uzbekistan's Erk (Freedom) Party, which was banned in the 1990s and its leader forced out of the country and his associates jailed, says it plans to try to field a candidate for president in the election later this year.
Uzbekistan Starts Mass Vaccination Against COVID-19.
Health authorities in Uzbekistan kicked off a mass vaccination campaign against COVID-19 on April 1 with the first residents of Tashkent and regional capitals getting their shots.
Ahead Of Vote And Amid Attacks On Critics, Uzbek President Criminalizes Online Insults.
Six months ahead of a planned presidential election and with physical attacks on government critics mounting, Uzbekistan has criminalized "insult and slander" of the president in digital and online form.
Uzbek Singer Warned Of Beating After Announcing Run For President.
Well-known Uzbek singer Jahongir Otajonov says he was threatened with bodily harm after announcing plans to run for president of the Central Asian nation. Security-camera footage in Otajonov's Istanbul office showed three men warning him that ther...
Amid COVID-19 Surge, Kazakhs Convert Sports Arena Into 1,000-Bed Hospital.
ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- Health authorities in Kazakhstan's largest city have admitted the first patients into a sports stadium that has been converted into a COVID-19 hospital as infection cases have multiplied, officials in Almaty said on March 31....
Amid COVID-19 Surge, Kazakhstan Admits First Patients To Sports Arena Converted Into Hospital.
Health authorities in Kazakhstan's largest city have admitted the first patients into a sports stadium that has been converted into a COVID-19 hospital as infection cases have multiplied, officials in Almaty said on March 31.
Uzbek Interior Ministry Blames Blogger For 'Provoking' Attack That Put Him In Hospital.
Uzbekistan's Interior Ministry has blamed Miraziz Bazarov, a well-known rights activist and blogger, for "provoking" an attack that left him in hospital with severe head and leg injuries.
Uzbek Activist Reveals 'Threatening' Video As He Prepares To Run For President.
Well-known Uzbek singer and opposition activist Jahongir Otajonov says he has been threatened with bodily harm after he announced his intention to run for Uzbekistan's October presidential election.
Uzbek Gay Rights Campaigner Hospitalized After Attack.
Uzbek gay rights campaigner Miraziz Bazarov has been hospitalized after being brutally attacked by unknown men.
China Ships More Goods Via Russian, Central Asian Land Routes As Sea Costs Rise.
Chinese companies have been sending more goods by rail through Russia and Central Asia in recent months as the cost of shipping by sea increases.
Kyrgyz Security Chief Says Border Issues With Uzbekistan 'Fully Resolved'.
Kyrgyzstan says long-standing border issues with Uzbekistan have been "100 percent fully resolved."
Uzbek Man Arrested After Allegedly Using Fake Presidential Facebook Account For Fraud.
Uzbek authorities have arrested a man suspected of setting up a fake Facebook account under the guise of President Shavkat Mirziyoev, through which he allegedly illegally collected money from citizens.
Kyrgyz-Uzbek Talks On Border Open In Tashkent
Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan have started talks on border delimitation, a major bone of contention in bilateral ties since 1991, when they gained independence from the Soviet Union.
Human Rights Watch Calls On Uzbekistan To Ensure Gay Rights.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) says gay men in Uzbekistan face arbitrary detention, prosecution, and imprisonment and has called on the Central Asian nation's government to guarantee their rights and decriminalize same-sex sexual conduct.
Uzbek President Says Secretive Retreat Uncovered By RFE/RL Report Is For VIPs.
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoev says a secretive mountain retreat that was allegedly built for him belongs to the state and is used to entertain "high-ranking guests."
Uzbek Court Sentences Suspects Involved In Violent Clashes In Sokh Exclave.
A court in Uzbekistan has handed down verdicts and sentences to 22 people in a high-profile case for their roles in disturbances in the country's volatile Sokh exclave within neighboring Kyrgyzstan last year.
Uzbek, Kyrgyz Leaders 'Agree' To Solve Border Issues In Three Months.
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoev says he has agreed with visiting Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov on how to proceed to solve border issues between the two Central Asian nations within three months.