News Uzbekistan » Karakalpakstan » Commerce: Karakalpakstan’s Sovereignty in Mirziyoyev’s Uzbekistan
Karakalpakstan has a constitutional right to secede from Uzbekistan via referendum, but calling for such a vote results in immense pressure and often prison terms. “Karakalpakstan is not Uzbekistan,” ...
News Uzbekistan » Karakalpakstan » Commerce: Uzbekistan’s new constitution: More for Mirziyoyev, less for Karakalpakstan
As Uzbekistan speeds forward with constitutional reform, a clear winner and loser are emerging from the draft document. The winner, unsurprisingly, is President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The loser is the ...
News Uzbekistan » Karakalpakstan » Commerce: Unrest in Remote Karakalpakstan Tests Uzbekistan's State, Society
Uzbekistan's desert region of Karakalpakstan lies astride the bone-dry Aral Sea. But it has another distinction besides its harsh climate: it has autonomy, and even the right to secede from Uzbekistan ...
News Uzbekistan » Karakalpakstan » Commerce: Reporter’s Notebook: Karakalpakstan Trials Test Justice in Uzbekistan
On January 31, when Uzbekistan found 22 Karakalpaks guilty of crimes against the state, VOA spoke with seven of them, including a prisoner who died four days later. Their stories reveal the ...
News Uzbekistan » Karakalpakstan » Commerce: In Uzbekistan's Karakalpakstan, Trial Over Deadly Unrest Makes A 'Hero' Of Its Intended Villain
In previous years in Uzbekistan, a trial like the one that concluded on January 31 in the city of Bukhara would have played out behind closed doors. These days, the government seems to prefer a ...
News Uzbekistan » Karakalpakstan » Commerce: Uzbekistan's Deadly Crackdown In Karakalpakstan 'Unjustifiable,' Says Rights Group
ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- Uzbekistan used force "unjustifiably" during fatal unrest in its autonomous Karakalpakstan region, Human Rights Watch (HRW) says in a report that demands accountability for the ...
News Uzbekistan » Karakalpakstan » Commerce: Uzbekistan president backtracks on constitution to defuse Karakalpakstan tension
The president of Uzbekistan has flown to a restive semi-autonomous republic in the country’s west and ordered the scrapping of proposed constitutional amendments that would have spelled the end to any ...
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