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A court in Uzbekistan has sentenced an activist that prosecutors claim provoked deadly unrest in the autonomous republic of Karakalpakstan in July to 16 years in prison. Dauletmurat Tazhimuratov, a ...
News Uzbekistan » Karakalpakstan » Events: 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 » Events: 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 » Events: Uzbekistan president believes foreign forces orchestrated recent riots in Karakalpakstan
TASHKENT, July 6. /TASS/. President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev believes that recent riots in Nukus, the capital of the country’s republic of Karakalpakstan, were prepared for many years in ...
News Uzbekistan » Karakalpakstan » Events: Uzbekistan: Ex-police officer convicted over Nukus events dies
A former police officer imprisoned for his alleged involvement in the bloody unrest that tore through Uzbekistan’s autonomous republic of Karakalpakstan in July died suddenly late last week, only days ...