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Uzbekistan politics

January 24, 2023
Dismissal or Distraction? Power Scuffles and Governance in Uzbekistan
By Dilmira Matyakubova
Uzbek President Mirziyoyev recently dismissed Jahongir Artikhodjaev, the controversial mayor of Tashkent.

November 08, 2022
Rights Group Highlights Police Abuse in Karakalpakstan Crackdown
By Catherine Putz
Human Rights Watch says Uzbek security forces “unjustifiably” used lethal force to disperse generally peaceful demonstrators this summer.

August 29, 2022
In Karakalpakstan, Mirziyoyev Oversees Selection of New Regional Leader
By Catherine Putz
The Uzbek president scolded regional leaders for failing to address the problems of the people and laid out further investments to address economic problems.

November 18, 2021
Former Uzbek Security Services Head Inoyatov Replaced as a Presidential Adviser
By Catherine Putz
The apparent dismissal of Rustam Inoyatov, who lost his long-held post as head of the Uzbek security services back in 2018, moves a former kingmaker off the board.

October 25, 2021
Uzbek President Secures 2nd Term in Flawed Election
By Catherine Putz
The OSCE election monitoring mission says reforms under Mirziyoyev "have not yet resulted in a genuinely pluralistic environment."

October 19, 2021
Quiet Presidential Campaign Nearly Over in Uzbekistan
By Catherine Putz
Uzbekistan's election is set for October 24.

October 01, 2021
The Making of Mirziyoyev’s Uzbekistan
By Bruce Pannier
As Mirziyoyev gears up for his second term, Uzbekistan’s foreign relations and economy are moving forward, but political and social reforms are lagging.

July 12, 2021
Uzbek Singer Abandons Presidential Ambitions
By Catherine Putz
Jahongir Otajonov, picked by the banned Erk party as its presidential candidate, has reportedly quit the race.

June 22, 2021
New Opposition Party in Uzbekistan Denied Registration, Again
By Catherine Putz
The Truth and Progress party, after being rejected in April, re-applied but was again rejected by the Ministry of Justice.

April 06, 2021
Uzbekistan: Opposition Erk Party Wants in on October Presidential Election
By Catherine Putz
The last time an Uzbek president faced a serious challenger was in 1991. Erk hasn’t been allowed to front a candidate since.

December 22, 2020
There Won’t be Political Reform in Uzbekistan. Here’s Why
By Dilmira Matyakubowa
Genuine reform takes place not through quashing free thinkers and critics but in encouraging and even embracing them.

December 15, 2020
Checking in on Uzbekistan’s Political Progress in 2020: An Interview With Farkhod Tolipov
By Catherine Putz
"Despite obvious advancement in reforms in various spheres, one direction of reforms remains very slow: it is the sphere of political reforms."
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