Partial Justice for Torture Victim: Two Officials Convicted – Another Nine Keep Their Jobs
The case of school principal Gulirano Kosimova, who was beaten, stripped naked and then filmed by...
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Author: Lynn Schweisfurth
Uzbekistan’s Tourism Ambitions are Driving Illegal Land Seizures
Farmers in Parkent district of Tashkent region face intimidation, unlawful land confiscations and...
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“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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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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