“Unsinkable”: Officials with Criminal Convictions and Links to Corruption Reappointed in Senior Government Positions
Declaring a “state of emergency” in the fight against corruption for 2026, Uzbekistan’s President...
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Human Rights Alerts
“Now I’ll Make Sure You Know the Land Code, You Fraudster!”: Local Official Berates and Insults Farmers in Surkhandarya
On October 25, 2026, the Uzbek news outlet Effect.uz published an audio recording allegedly made...
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Popular Uzbek Blogger Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Extortion and Fraud
On October 5, 2026, a district criminal court in Jizzakh region sentenced Sirojiddin Adilov, one...
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“I’ll Take Not Just Your Land, but Your Life”: Piskent Hokim Threatens Farmer
Uzbek media have published yet another audio recording of the hokim of Piskent district in...
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10,000 Livelihoods Destroyed in Uzbekistan, yet EBRD & IFC Reward Indorama with New Loan
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Finance...
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Digital Attacks Silence Independent Uzbek Journalists and Government Critics
Since early 2025, independent media outlets and the social media accounts of journalists,...
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Farmers Report Extortion, Falsification of Quotas and Delayed Payments in Uzbekistan’s Silk Industry
State-imposed cocoon production quotas, coercive contracting practices and delayed payments are...
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Lawlessness in Uzbekistan: Lawyers Report Police Violence and Obstruction of Access to Client
Reports of police violence, threats and restrictions on lawyers’ activities raise serious concerns...
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Mirziyoyev’s Crackdown on Freedom of Expression Extends to Activists Abroad
The limited opening of space for freedom of expression that followed President Shavkat...
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Private Citizens Publicly Named and Shamed in the Name of “Beautification”
The Uzbek authorities have launched a nationwide initiative ostensibly to improve the...
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Uzbekistan: More Allegations of Torture and Abuse in Uzbekistan’s Prisons and Places of Detention
Three recent cases of allegations of torture and ill-treatment of rights activists Sunnatbek...
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Uzbekistan: Former Judges Stand Trial Over Controversial Appeal Ruling
Judge Mukhtarama Turgunova © Kun.uz The prosecution of four former judges has raised broader...
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