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Uzbekistan corruption
![Uzbek Authorities Say Gulnara in Custody, Facing Additional Charges Uzbek Authorities Say Gulnara in Custody, Facing Additional Charges](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-07-06_18-38-21-e1467830328751.jpg)
Uzbek Authorities Say Gulnara in Custody, Facing Additional Charges
By Catherine Putz
The statement by Uzbek authorities is a few years late but another sign of progress.
![World Bank and ILO Whitewash One of the World’s Most Brutal Regimes World Bank and ILO Whitewash One of the World’s Most Brutal Regimes](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-512px-cotton_field_tashkent_region_uzbekistan-02.jpg)
World Bank and ILO Whitewash One of the World’s Most Brutal Regimes
By Kristian Lasslett
The ILO’s fieldwork was undertaken hand-in-glove with Uzbek state minders, undermining its veracity.
![Western Fingerprints on Uzbek Crime Racket Western Fingerprints on Uzbek Crime Racket](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-02-03_14-05-09.jpg)
Western Fingerprints on Uzbek Crime Racket
By Kristian Lasslett
Tashkent wants nearly $1 billion in frozen assets back, but the state is complicit in the original corruption.
![WSJ Scoop Shines Light on Fate of Karimova’s Daughter WSJ Scoop Shines Light on Fate of Karimova’s Daughter](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-07-06_18-38-21-e1467830328751.jpg)
WSJ Scoop Shines Light on Fate of Karimova’s Daughter
By Casey Michel
A recent article included a morsel of information about Gulnara’s teenage daughter.
![To the Victor Go the Spoils? Uzbekistan’s New President and the Fate of $850 Million To the Victor Go the Spoils? Uzbekistan’s New President and the Fate of $850 Million](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-11-02_14-37-05.jpg)
To the Victor Go the Spoils? Uzbekistan’s New President and the Fate of $850 Million
By Catherine Putz
Shavkat Mirziyoyev is the new Uzbek president, but experts caution against celebrating surface-level reforms too soon.
![The Gulnara Corruption Saga: Dutch Seek 300 Million Euros in Assets The Gulnara Corruption Saga: Dutch Seek 300 Million Euros in Assets](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-07-06_18-38-21-e1467830328751.jpg)
The Gulnara Corruption Saga: Dutch Seek 300 Million Euros in Assets
By Catherine Putz
Dutch prosecutors are seeking to seize more than 300 million euros worth of assets linked to Gulnara Karimova.
![Karimova’s Irish Connection Karimova’s Irish Connection](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-04-26_15-44-36.jpg)
Karimova’s Irish Connection
By Casey Michel
If high-level talks fail, the US is poised to seize $114 million held in Irish bank accounts.
![Corruption, Politics, and Power in Uzbekistan Corruption, Politics, and Power in Uzbekistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-01-20_19-29-34.jpg)
Corruption, Politics, and Power in Uzbekistan
By Catherine Putz
Not only does rampant corruption undermine international investment in the country but its political nature feeds instability.
![Explaining the GM Uzbekistan Scandal Explaining the GM Uzbekistan Scandal](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-05-17_15-48-56.jpg)
Explaining the GM Uzbekistan Scandal
By Catherine Putz
Simple corruption, delinquent Russian distributors, or political struggle?
![Andijan and its Boogeymen Andijan and its Boogeymen](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-01-20_19-29-34.jpg)
Andijan and its Boogeymen
By Catherine Putz
Uzbek corruption, Chinese influence in Kazakhstan, and hipsters; weekend reads.
![US Wants Gulnara to Give Back $550 Million in Corruption Proceeds US Wants Gulnara to Give Back $550 Million in Corruption Proceeds](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-04-26_15-44-36.jpg)
US Wants Gulnara to Give Back $550 Million in Corruption Proceeds
By Casey Michel
“Government Official A” named in massive corruption case is no longer anonymous.
![Telecom Giant Nears Settlements on Massive Uzbek Corruption Probe Telecom Giant Nears Settlements on Massive Uzbek Corruption Probe](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-18_15-09-01.jpg)
Telecom Giant Nears Settlements on Massive Uzbek Corruption Probe
By Catherine Putz
VimpelCom says that it would “acknowledge certain violations” if the settlements are finalized.