Uzbekistan News » Karakalpakstan News Uzbekistan » Karakalpakstan » People: 'We'll Kill You': Karakalpak Students Face Threats, Arrest In Uzbekistan For Voicing Support For Anti-Government Protests
"I was taken to a dark room with no windows, where four men -- two of them in police uniforms -- threatened me, saying: 'We'll kill you here and no one will know.'" This is how a university student ...
News Uzbekistan » Karakalpakstan » People: Uzbekistan's Karakalpakstan Crackdown Gets A Helping Hand From Kazakhstan
ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- Uzbek national Aqylbek Muratbai said he received some unsettling advice from an Uzbek diplomat last year after being invited to his home country’s consulate in Kazakhstan’s ...
News Uzbekistan » Karakalpakstan » People: Film Crew Stopped and Questioned in Autonomous Republic of Uzbekistan
On December 1, police in Karakalpakstan, the autonomous republic of western Uzbekistan, briefly detained Russian blogger and film maker Aleksei Pivovarov, three members of his film crew, and their ...
News Uzbekistan » Karakalpakstan » People: Nietbay Urazbayev, Karakalpak Diaspora Leader, Dies in Kazakhstan
“One of the best of our people has left — and this further complicates relations between the Karakalpaks and the Uzbek authorities,” a fellow Karakalpak activist told The Diplomat. Nietbay Urazbayev, ...
News Uzbekistan » Karakalpakstan » People: Uzbekistan: Karakalpak activist detained in Almaty
Police in Kazakhstan late on February 15 detained an activist who has for the last two years been working to raise international awareness about the bloody crushing of a mass protest in his native ...
News Uzbekistan » Karakalpakstan » People: Prominent Karakalpak Activist Aqylbek Muratbai Facing Extradition From Kazakhstan to Uzbekistan
An Almaty court has ordered Aqylbek Muratbai, an outspoken Karakalpak activist, to be held in custody for 40 days while Astana decides whether to fulfill an extradition request made by the government ...
News Uzbekistan » Karakalpakstan » People: Uzbekistan Convicts Karakalpak Lawyer – Again
After his latest conviction, Uzbekistan’s criminal justice system now considers Tazhimuratov an “especially dangerous repeat offender,” which means he will be subject to more restrictive prison ...
News Uzbekistan » Karakalpakstan » People: Uzbekistan President Mirziyoyev softens state of emergency in Karakalpakstan
Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has softened the state of emergency in Karakalpakstan amid mass unrest. "Taking into account the stabilization of the situation in Karakalpakstan and the return ...
News Uzbekistan » Karakalpakstan » People: In Karakalpakstan, young animators bring their unique culture to life for next generation
Tumar, a 14-year-old Karakalpak shepherd, sits on a ledge watching over her flock on a beautiful sunny day. Down in the valley below, the Amu Darya River flows calmly as Bobur, a 14-year-old Uzbek boy ...
News Uzbekistan » Karakalpakstan » People: Traveller shares his experience in Karakalpakstan - a country no one knows exists
A traveller has shared his experience in a country that 'no one knows exists'. Daniel Pinto visited Karakalpakstan, an autonomous region located inside of Uzbekistan - and said 'most people have never ...