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Uzbekistan

February 02, 2023
Cold Snap and Electricity Shortages Slam Central Asia, Afghanistan
By Catherine Putz
The repercussions of the apparent vulnerabilities in Uzbekistan’s energy system have wide implications, none more serious than for Afghanistan.

February 01, 2023
Karakalpakstan Trial Ends With 16-Year Sentence for Dauletmurat Tazhimuratov
By Catherine Putz
Amid the crackdown on protests last summer in Nukus, 21 people were killed -- most of them civilians.

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.

January 20, 2023
Uzbekistan’s Drawn-out Journey From Cyrillic to Latin Script
By Niginakhon Saida
Visit Uzbekistan and you’ll see a variety of alphabets used, a product of the country’s many changes and the long march toward fully using a Latin script.

January 09, 2023
Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Kazakh Energy Ministers Sign Kambar-Ata-1 Roadmap
By Catherine Putz
All three countries have suffered from energy shortages this winter, underscoring the need for new sources across the region.

December 16, 2022
Public Participation, the Achilles Heel of International Investments in Uzbekistan
By Michaela Kožmínová and Nina Lesikhina
People living in the settlements adjacent to landfills slated for expansion under an EBRD project were not adequately consulted.

December 09, 2022
Why So Much Attention on Russia’s Vague Proposal for a ‘Gas Union’ With Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan?
By Catherine Putz
Central Asia might actually be interested in Russian gas, but please don’t call it a “union.”

December 06, 2022
Russia Wants to Speed up Joint Nuclear Power Plant Project in Uzbekistan
By Catherine Putz
Uzbekistan has both financial and political reasons to pump the brakes, even if Tashkent has no intention of scrapping the project.

December 01, 2022
Kyrgyz and Uzbek Presidents Sign Border Agreements Into Law
By Catherine Putz
They did so separately, however, given how contentious the agreement on the Kempir-Abad reservoir is in Kyrgyzstan.

November 29, 2022
Abortion in Uzbekistan: Legal, Accessible, Declining
By Niginakhon Saida
Abortion in Uzbekistan has never been politicized as it has been in the West, but terminating a pregnancy is still becoming less common.

November 09, 2022
US Focuses Attention on Central Asia With New Economic Initiative
By Catherine Putz
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Donald Lu's trip to Central Asia seeks to “reinforce the United States’ commitment to each country’s independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity."

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.
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