Uzbekistan
RFE/RL Experts Speak At CSIS Panel On Uzbekistan
Washington think-tank CSIS and RFE/RL partnered to convene an expert session on September 7 on “Regime Succession In Uzbekistan.”
Uzbekistan Acts Against Brother Of RFE/RL Journalist
A court in Uzbekistan today sentenced the brother of an RFE/RL journalist to 8 years in prison on drug-related charges, the latest government action involving persons affiliated with the media…
Uzbekistan Marks Andijon Anniversary with Arrests
In exclusive interviews with RFE/RL’s Uzbek Service, several human rights activists reported that they had been arrested or confined to their houses today in Uzbekistan’s capital city, Tashkent.
Gedmin Condemns Sentencing of Former Uzbek Correspondent
Former RFE/RL Uzbek Service correspondent Salijon Abdurahmonov was sentenced today to ten years in prison.
Uzbek Reporter Wins Human Rights Award
Less than a year after being released from an Uzbek prison, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) journalist Umida Niyazova is one of five recipients of Human Rights Watch’s prestigious Human…
Former Uzbek Spy Goes Public
A former Uzbek intelligence officer tells RFE/RL in an exclusive interview that President Islam Karimov personally ordered troops to fire on protesters during the 2005 Andijon massacre and accuses the…
State-Run Uzbek TV Endangers RFE/RL Journalists
Authorities in Uzbekistan are systematically endangering the lives of RFE/RL journalists and their families.
Uzbekistan Arrests Human Rights Activist & Former RFE/RL Journalist
Earlier this week, authorities in Uzbekistan arrested former RFE/RL journalist and human rights activist Solijon Abdurahmanov.
Uzbek Journalist Arrested on Third Anniversary of Andijon Crackdown
In Uzbekistan, former RFE/RL journalist Nosir Zokirov was fined today after being held by authorities for two days, accused of “violating public order.”
RFE/RL President Dismayed at Killing of Uzbek Journalist
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty President Jeffrey Gedmin expressed his dismay at the violent death Wednesday of newspaper editor Alisher Saipov in Osh, Kyrgyzstan.