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Articles with tag "Uzbekistan"

STUCK IN LIMBO

Coronavirus Border Closures Leave Migrant Workers Stranded in Moscow’s Airports

Dozens of citizens of Central Asian countries have been living in departure halls for over a week.
Uzbekistan

Russia and Uzbekistan Start Work on Nuclear Power Plant

The first Uzbek nuclear power plant project will have an estimated cost of $11 billion, Moscow says.
Uzbekistan

NYC Terror Suspect and Russian Metro Bomber Both Lived in Troubled Kyrgyz City

Republic.ru reported on Wednesday that the Saipov had lived in Osh, a city in the neighboring Central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan
Uzbekistan

Moscow Court Rules Against Gay Uzbek Journalist's Asylum Claim

Nurmatov’s lawyer said after the decision that a number of violations were committed during the process
LGBT

Russian Court Overturns Order to Deport Gay Journalist to Uzbekistan

The Moscow City Court on Tuesday canceled plans to deport the Uzbek gay journalist Khudoberdi Nurmatov.
Journalists

Moscow Court to Deport Gay Novaya Gazeta Journalist to Uzbekistan

A Moscow court has ruled to deport an openly gay journalist to Uzbekistan where homosexuality is a punishable offense
Soviet Union

Masterpieces From the Desert: Uzbekistan’s Avant-Garde Treasures

Obscure works from a Central Asian museum come to Moscow
opinion
Petr Bologov

The Power Struggle Dividing Uzbekistan’s Leadership

In the political battle for Uzbekistan, security service head Rustam Inoyatov will have to support the new president’s agenda, or try to return Uzbekistan...
Migration

For Russia's Labor Migrants, a Life on the Edge

As Russia sinks into decline, its migrant labour force, previously at the forefront of economic change, is itself transforming. Many have decided to head...
Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan Confirms December Elections

Presidential elections in Uzbekistan will take place on Dec. 4, the country's government has confirmed. Uzbek Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyoyev was named...
Corruption

Who Will Be Uzbekistan's Next President?

After days of speculation about his health, Islam Karimov, the first and only president of independent Uzbekistan, was pronounced dead on September 2.

Karimov’s...
Uzbekistan

Finnish Doctor Sheds Light on Uzbek Leader's Demise

A Finnish doctor who assessed late Uzbek President Islam Karimov’s condition after his Aug. 27 stroke has shed light on the apparent political machinations...
Putin

Putin Pays Tribute to Islam Karimov in Uzbekistan

Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited the Uzbek city of Samarkand to lay a wreath at the tomb of the country's recently deceased President Islam...
opinion
Alexander Baunov

Heirless in Tashkent

Change is coming to the regimes of Central Asia, with Uzbekistan only the first state to experience a succession crisis. The departure of a long-standing...
Uzbekistan

Uzbek Government Says Karimov 'Critical,' Reuters – 'Dead'

While the Uzbek government said Friday that President Islam Karimov is in a “critical” condition, the Reuters news agency reported that the president...
Uzbekistan

Islam Karimov Rumored Dead, Uzbekistan Ponders Future

Reports of the alleged death of the President of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov, have been denied by officials in Tashkent, who say his condition is "serious...
Uzbekistan

Uzbek President Islam Karimov Hospitalized

The president of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov, has been hospitalized, international media reported Sunday. Karimov's "full medical examination and follow-up...
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