Uzbekistan

"If such a step is taken, then the responsibility for all the misfortunes and difficulties lies upon those who commit such mistakes.”

The Uzbek state plays a huge role in the country’s economy, generating difficulties for foreign investors trying to operate in Uzbekistan.

Khidirnazar Allaqulov’s first attempt to register his Haqiqat va Taraqqiyot (Truth and Development) Social Democratic Party has been refused by state authorities amid a pressure campaign.

Otabek Sattoriy, a blogger who often covered local corruption, has been sentenced on charges of extortion and libel.

A month after being brutally beaten, Bazarov was released from the hospital and swiftly charged for insulting his old school in an October 2020 TikTok video.

Another bad year for democracy across the former Soviet Union, with Kyrgyzstan slipping further into authoritarianism too. 

“A developed and vibrant civil society is needed if we want to build a democratic society.”

The benefits -- zero tariffs on a range of goods -- come with rights monitoring requirements of shortcomings Uzbekistan may have difficulty improving.

The Turkic Council aims to grow its political and economic significance.

People on both sides of these possibly shifting borders have strong feelings about it.

The last time an Uzbek president faced a serious challenger was in 1991. Erk hasn’t been allowed to front a candidate since.