List of Uzbekistan articles
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Law enforcement officers wearing face masks in Kazakhstan Central Asian States Can’t Hide the Coronavirus Any Longer
Authoritarian states have been downplaying numbers. That won’t last.
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A musician wearing a Soviet militia uniform stands before the entrance of the Ilkhom Theatre in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on March 13. Tashkent Underground
The Ilkhom Theatre Company has kept freedom alive in Uzbekistan since before the fall of the Soviet Union.
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Football fans from Uzbekistan celebrate near Red Square on June 15, 2018 in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) Uzbekistan’s New Era Might Just Be Real
Long-needed reforms are changing what was once a grim autocracy. Washington can help.
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Sayfullo Saipov, the suspected driver who killed eight people in New York on Oct. 31. (St. Charles County Dept. of Corr/AFP/Getty Images) For Uzbeks, Radicalization Often Begins Abroad
The Islamic State has ramped up its Russian-language recruitment.
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GettyImages-76654648 Uzbekistan Forced Labor Linked to World Bank Projects, Advocates Say
A new report from Human Rights Watch and Uzbek activists alleges the continued use of forced and child labor in harvesting the Central Asian country’s cotton crop.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 In First Vote Since Autocrat’s Death, Uzbekistan’s New President Inherits Looming Economic Crisis
For the first time in 25 years, Uzbekistan has a new president -- and he's left fixing a host of economic and political problems.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 This Uzbek Mayor Is Publishing Names of Divorced Couples to Embarrass Them
This Uzbek mayor is threatening to publish names of couples who seek divorce.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Where the War on Terror Lives Forever
Uzbekistan’s dictator is dead, but his brutal efforts to crush Islamist extremism leave a long and ugly legacy. And Washington will be left cleaning up the mess.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Islam Karimov and the Dictator’s Playbook
The tyrant of Uzbekistan assassinated his enemies, jailed anyone who spoke against him, and crushed human rights. Why did America so willingly look the other way?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A Perfect Storm in Central Asia
For years, the five ex-Soviet republics have enjoyed surprising stability. But Russia’s economic crisis is shaking their foundations.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Dashcams For Freedom
How Central Asians are fighting for their rights, one YouTube clip at a time.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 ‘We Are Not Afraid’
Inside an Uzbek Internet rebellion.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Uzbekistan’s Deadly Decade
Ten years after a massacre that shocked the world, the regime of Islam Karimov is still in power -- and as brutal as ever.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Hunted
Uzbekistan’s president has jailed, tortured, and murdered his opponents at home. Now, he’s hiring hit men to track down and kill dissidents abroad.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Central Asia’s Chess Master: How Islam Karimov’s Wily Diplomacy Has Cemented His Power
Uzbekistan's dictatorial leader is headed for yet another election victory Sunday.