“Agro-Terrorism” in Uzbekistan: Farmers Punished for Planting Onions
In the Shurchi district of Surkhandarya region, around 80 farmers were forced onto buses late at...
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Author: Lynn Schweisfurth
Phone Lines Cut, Voices Blocked: How Uzbekistan Silenced Critics During the UNESCO Conference
The 43rd session of the UNESCO General Conference is currently taking place in Samarkand. As local...
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Uzbekistan’s Water Crisis Spells Debts for Farmers
Uzbekistan’s drip-irrigation drive has left farmers with loans, sham installations, and missing subsidies. The Abdullaev case illustrates how poor oversight and patronage can turn conservation funding into debt risk.
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Samarkand journalist: “Why I don’t trust UNESCO.”
On the eve of UNESCO’s 43rd General Conference in Samarkand, a local voice questions funding opacity and on-site neglect: protected zones face demolitions, plaques become décor, and real care falls to residents—not ceremonies, fireworks, or international prestige.
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School Principal Tortured by Police in Foiled Attempt to Frame Tax Inspector
Police in Fergana’s Furqat district beat school principal Gulirano Kosimova and tried to force a false rape claim against tax chief Kurbonali Abdurakhmonov. Surveillance footage disproved the setup. The district police chief was fired and charged; prosecutors say the case has been sent to court.
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