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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 » Security: Rubio Gets a Medal. Russia Gets Military Drills. Karakalpakstan Gets Silence.
Washington celebrates closer ties as Tashkent strengthens its Russian alliance—and offers no announced relief for Karakalpak political prisoners.
News Uzbekistan » Karakalpakstan » Security: Uzbekistan: Over a dozen killed, hundreds wounded in Karakalpakstan unrest
The state prosecutor said that at least 18 people were killed and 243 others wounded during last week's unrest in the autonomous Karakalpakstan region after protests erupted over planned ...
News Uzbekistan » Karakalpakstan » Security: 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 » Security: 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 » Security: Uzbekistan lifts state of emergency in Karakalpakstan after protest deaths
LONDON (Reuters) -Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Wednesday signed a decree to lift a state of emergency in the autonomous republic of Karakalpakstan, where at least 18 people were killed ...
News Uzbekistan » Karakalpakstan » Security: Uzbekistan Asked to Allow Foreign Experts to Investigate Unrest in Karakalpakstan
Speaking under a gentle fall sun in Uzbekistan’s autonomous republic of Karakalpakstan, Deputy Speaker Rustam Saparbayev was philosophical about a wave of violent protests that tore through the region ...
News Uzbekistan » Karakalpakstan » Security: Uzbekistan: Appeal case of Karakalpakstan protesters nears verdict
The appeal trial of a group of people imprisoned over their involvement in last summer’s protests in Karakalpakstan, an autonomous republic of Uzbekistan, is poised to reach its climax this week. The ...
News Uzbekistan » Karakalpakstan » Security: How a $5 billion gas ring could strengthen Central Asia’s energy security
A proposed $5bn (€4.45bn) gas network could help five Central Asian countries share supplies and meet winter demand. The ‘Gas Ring’ would link new and existing pipelines, but funding and agreements ...
News Uzbekistan » Karakalpakstan » Security: Uzbekistan’s Prosecution of Karakalpakstan Protestors Raises Many Questions
This week, the trial began of 22 people accused of various crimes related to street protests in July in Karakalpakstan, an autonomous region of Uzbekistan, that left 21 people dead and hundreds ...
News Uzbekistan » Karakalpakstan » Security: Uzbekistan Lifts State Of Emergency In Karakalpakstan After Protest Deaths
An Uzbek service member guards a road during a government-organised press visit in Nukus, capital of the northwestern Karakalpakstan region, Uzbekistan July 6, 2022. Reuters / MUKHAMMADSHARIF ...