News Uzbekistan » Karakalpakstan » Finance: Karakalpakstan’s Sovereignty in Mirziyoyev’s Uzbekistan
“Karakalpakstan is not Uzbekistan,” Aman Sagidullayev, the leader of the Alga Karakalpakstan movement stressed to The Diplomat. Sagidullayev fled his homeland in 2012 for Kyrgyzstan and eventually ...
News Uzbekistan » Karakalpakstan » Finance: 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 » Finance: 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 » Finance: Uzbekistan Lures Global Crypto Mining with 10-Year Tax Holiday in New Special Zone
Uzbekistan has officially opened the door to global Crypto mining operators, offering a full 10-year tax holiday inside a newly established special zone. No corporate income tax, no property tax, no ...
News Uzbekistan » Karakalpakstan » Finance: 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 » Finance: 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 » Finance: 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 ...
Uzbekistan News » Karakalpakstan