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"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 » Social: Karakalpakstan and South Korea's Andong Discuss Cooperation
Representatives of Karakalpakstan and South Korea's Andong city discussed joint projects, youth employment, investment, tourism and cultural cooperation.
News Uzbekistan » Karakalpakstan » Social: 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 » Social: Karakalpak Activist Faces Threat of Deportation From Kazakhstan
Uzbek law enforcement officials this month confirmed to VOA that an Uzbek extradition request was behind the February 15 arrest in Kazakhstan of Karakalpak activist Akylbek Muratov, known as Aqylbek ...
News Uzbekistan » Karakalpakstan » Social: How Nukus-2 Is Creating Jobs and Transforming Karakalpakstan
Uzbekistan’s 200 MW Nukus-2 wind farm combines renewable power and battery storage with local workforce training to support reliable electricity and regional development.
News Uzbekistan » Karakalpakstan » Social: Uzbekistan: Courtroom dramas play out in trial over Karakalpakstan violence
One morning in December, defendants in a landmark trial now nearing its close in Bukhara delivered a performative show of contrition. “We ask for forgiveness,” they recited in unison as they bowed ...
News Uzbekistan » Karakalpakstan » Social: 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 » Social: Imams in Uzbekistan Asked to Stay off Social Media
On May 27, imams working at mosques in Uzbekistan were reportedly warned against going on social media platforms and engaging with any content. The assistant chief imam of Tashkent city, Ergash ...
News Uzbekistan » Karakalpakstan » Social: Karakalpakstan Trial Ends With 16-Year Sentence for Dauletmurat Tazhimuratov
A court in Bukhara has sentenced lawyer and journalist Dauletmurat Tazhimuratov to 16 years in prison. Journalist Lolagul Kallykhanova received an 8-year “restricted liberty” sentence, which RFE/RL ...