Government Investment Fund a ‘Piggy Bank’ for Conglomerate Tied to Uzbekistan’s First Family
Uzbek conglomerate, the Orient Group, has experienced a meteoric rise during the Presidency of...
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Corruption
Call for Transparency and Inclusion in the Return of Gulnara Karimova’s Ill-Gotten Assets to Uzbekistan by the Swiss Government
Berlin, July 8, 2021 For the Attention of: The Swiss Federal Council The Swiss Federal Department...
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Uzbek Asset Return Network: Special Issue series
The Uzbek Asset Return Network has published this special issue series, which is divided into 6...
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ICON OF THE ‘UZBEK SPRING’ FACES QUESTIONS OVER PRIVATE INTERESTS
For a copy of the original English report click here For a Russian translation click here In...
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Concerns Remain Despite Step Toward Responsible Return of Stolen Assets to Uzbekistan
For the attention of: The Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) The Ministry of...
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Switzerland and Uzbekistan sign an agreement with a view to the restitution of confiscated assets
Switzerland and Uzbekistan have signed a framework agreement with a view to the restitution of...
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Uzbekistan’s Largest Oil Refinery Changes Hands, Shaken by Dismissals, Theft
The Ferghana oil refinery is Uzbekistan’s largest – and most sought after. Based in the most...
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Corporate Integrity Risks Threaten Uzbekistan’s Cotton Cluster Experiment
Ulster University and the Uzbek Forum for Human Rights has released the first sectorwide study on...
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Sardoba Dam Collapse – Another Example of Uzbekistan’s ‘Old Ways’?
As a result of the dam break at the Sardoba reservoir, serious damage was caused to settlements,...
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COTTON CLUSTERS AND THE DESPAIR OF UZBEK FARMERS: LAND CONFISCATIONS, BLANK CONTRACTS AND FAILED PAYMENTS
Executive summary The privatization of Uzbekistan’s cotton sector has led to the establishment of...
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Call for Transparency and Accountability in the Return of Gulnara Karimova Stolen Assets to Uzbekistan
Federal Assembly of Switzerland Swiss Federal Council Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs...
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Gulnara Karimova Prosecution – Welcome to a House of Mirrors
Professor Kristian Lasslett Last week, ‘behind closed doors’, Gulnara Karimova stood trial on new...
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